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Full nameJoshua Thomas March
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityEngland
Age29
Date of birth18 Mar 1997
BirthplaceStourbridge
Height175 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubCrewe
Centre-forward
11
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
977
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Crewe.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100906.9

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

J. March is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Crewe, rated 21.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 167th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (47.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.46 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on March.

Judged on this season alone, March graded 21 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 32 centre-forwards in the League Two, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 11 appearances (0.461 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 21). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 18th of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the League Two. At 29 March is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23
21.5
Ratingi
18th of 32 centre-forwards
20.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.46
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Crewe finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

11
Apps
3
Goals
2
Assists
5
G+A
0.27
Goals / app

3 goals in 11 appearances (0.27 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.46 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.18 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.5, March carries the 18th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League Two of 32 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.46 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3
Shots on target5
Shots15

Passing

Assists2
Chances created15
Passes161
Pass accuracy58%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success36.4%
Duels won74
Duels won %42.3%
Fouls won24

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions3
Blocks4
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.