Josh Windass

Josh Windass

Windass training with Accrington Stanley in 2014
Personal information
Full name Joshua Dean Windass[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994
Place of birth Hull, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Rangers
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2012 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Harrogate Railway Athletic
2013–2016 Accrington Stanley 75 (21)
2016– Rangers 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:54, 15 October 2016 (UTC).


Joshua Dean Windass (born 29 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish club Rangers, as a midfielder.

Career

Early career

Windass played youth football for Huddersfield Town, spending ten years with the club.[2] He was released in April 2012 and trialled with Bradford City that same month.[3] Windass began his senior career with non-league team Harrogate Railway Athletic in December 2012.[4] He played on a semi-professional basis, combining his football career with a job as a construction labourer.[2]

Accrington Stanley

He signed a professional contract with Accrington Stanley in July 2013.[5][6] He made his professional debut on 9 November 2013, in the FA Cup.[7] In November 2015 he turned down a new contract from the club on the advice of his father.[8] In January 2016 Accrington announced that Scottish club Rangers had approached Windass and team-mate Matt Crooks directly, due to them being in the final six months of their contracts.[9] The duo agreed pre-contracts with Rangers later that month, ahead of the 2016–17 season.[10]

Rangers

Windass joined Rangers on 1 July 2016, signing a four-year contract alongside fellow Accrington player Matt Crooks. Both players had already been training with the club prior to completing their transfers after Rangers agreed a compensation fee with Accrington, reported to be around £60,000 per player.[11] Windass made his debut for Rangers in a pre-season friendly against American side Charleston Battery on 7 July 2016, scoring the opening goal in a 2-1 win.[12]

Personal life

He is the son of ex-professional Dean Windass.[2][13]

Career statistics

As of 15 October 2016
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Accrington Stanley 2013–14[14] League Two 100100000110
2014–15[15] 356301010406
2015–16[16] 30152110213517
Total 75216120318623
Rangers 2016–17[17] Scottish Premiership 3000310061
Career total 78216151319224

References

  1. Josh Windass profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 Simon Hart (30 October 2015). "Josh Windass is helping Accrington Stanley's promotion push". The Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. "Baker's at the double for City reserves". Telegraph & Argus. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. David Watters (22 December 2012). "Saturday's Transfer List". Evo-Stik Northern Premier League. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  5. "Accrington Stanley sign Josh Windass on one-year contract". BBC Sport. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  6. "Harrogate Railway winger Josh Windass joins Accrington Stanley". Ripon Gazette. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  7. "Accrington 0 – 1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  8. "Josh Windass: Accrington forward to 'make own decision' on future". BBC Sport. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  9. "Rangers talk to Accrington's Matt Crooks and Josh Windass". BBC Sport. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  10. "Rangers: Josh Windass and Matt Crooks sign pre-contract deals". BBC Sport. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. "Rangers and Accrington agree cash deal for Josh Windass and Matt Crooks". Daily Record. Daily Record (Glasgow). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  12. "Charleston Battery 1 Rangers 2: Josh Windass hits debut goal to help Gers win". Gary Ralston. Daily Record (Glasgow). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  13. Doug Thomson (21 May 2010). "Famous fathers of new Huddersfield Town academy players". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  14. "Games played by Josh Windass in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  15. "Games played by Josh Windass in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  16. "Games played by Josh Windass in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  17. "Games played by Josh Windass in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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