Josh Falkingham

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Josh Falkingham
Personal information
Full name Joshua Falkingham
Date of birth (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Leeds, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 St Johnstone 1 (0)
2010–2012 Arbroath 70 (17)
2012–2016 Dunfermline Athletic 119 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2016

Joshua 'Josh' Falkingham[2] (born 25 August 1990)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Falkingham started his career as a youth player with Leeds United, before having spells with St Johnstone and Arbroath. He spent 4 years with Dunfermline Athletic, where he won promotion to the Scottish Championship, as well as being club captain over two spells.[4]

Career

Leeds United

Falkingham grew up in Rothwell just outside Leeds[5] and played at youth level for Leeds United from the age of eight.[6] He featured in their various youth teams for eleven years,[7] however was unable to break through to the first team and was released from the club in 2010.[8]

St Johnstone

On 19 March 2010, Falkingham signed for Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone,[9][10] on a short term deal.[11] On 5 May 2010, he made his debut for the club, coming on as an 28th-minute substitute replacing Murray Davidson in a 0–0 draw with Falkirk.[12] After only one appearance,[13] Falkingham was released by the club at the end of the season.[14]

Arbroath

In June 2010, he signed for Scottish Third Division side Arbroath on a one-year deal.[15] He made his debut on 24 July 2010, in a 1–0 defeat to Dunfermline Athletic in the Challenge Cup.[16] On 7 August 2010, the opening day of the league season, he scored twice in a 5–3 win over Elgin City.[17] He was a regular starter in his first season,[18] scoring 9 goals and helping the team win the title and promotion to the Scottish Second Division.[19]

Falkingham signed a contract extension to extend his stay at the club for another season.[20] He held his place in the team and scored a further 8 goals,[21] with the team finishing second in the league,[22] losing out on promotion in the play-offs.[23] He was subsequently named in the PFA Scotland's Division Two Team of the Year.[24] In all Falkingham made 70 league appearances, scoring 17 times for Arbroath.[25]

Dunfermline

On 8 June 2012,[26] Falkingham signed for Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic on a three-year deal.[26] An undisclosed development fee was paid to Arbroath as compensation due to his age.[27] He made his debut on 28 July 2012, in a 3–2 defeat to Forfar Athletic in the Challenge Cup.[28] On 11 August 2012, he made his league debut in a 4–0 win over Cowdenbeath, scoring the last goal.[29] In September 2013 he scored a stunning goal against Ayr United in which the game ended 5–1.

On 20 February 2014, Falkingham signed a contract extension until 31 May 2016.[30] After achieving promotion to the second tier of Scottish football, Falkingham was released by Dunfermline at the end of the 2015–16 season.[31]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2016[32]
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Johnstone 2009–10 Scottish Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Arbroath 2010–11 Scottish Division Three 35 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 9
2011–12 Scottish Division Two 35 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 38 8
Total 70 17 1 0 1 0 1 0 73 17
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13 Scottish Division One 30 3 2 0 2 0 5 0 39 3
2013–14 Scottish League One 30 5 4 0 2 0 5 0 41 5
2014–15 32 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 38 3
2015–16 25 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 32 3
Total 119 14 11 0 9 0 13 0 152 14
Career totals 190 31 12 0 10 0 14 0 226 31

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic

References

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  32. ↑ Josh Falkingham career statistics at Soccerbase

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