Joseph Alexander Hope (born 28 June 2002) is an English
footballer
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who plays as a
left back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for club
West Auckland Town.
He previously played for
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
, for which he made his senior debut in 2020, and spent time
on loan
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at
Northern Premier League
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club
Cleethorpes Town, before joining
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
of the
National League North
The National League North, formerly Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division. Along with the National League South, it is at the second level of the National League Sy ...
. He spent time on loan at
Guisborough Town
Guisborough Town Football Club is a football club based in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the King George V Ground.
History
The club was established in 1973 and joined the Middlesbrough & D ...
and
Northallerton Town before signing for
Marske United
Marske United Football Club is a football club based in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mount Pleasant.
History
The club was established in 1956 by members of Marske Cricket Club. in 2022. After a further spell on loan at Northallerton, he signed for West Auckland Town at the start of the 2023–24 season.
Early life
Hope attended
Richmond School
Richmond School & Sixth Form College, often referred to simply as Richmond School, is a Mixed-sex education, coeducational secondary school located in North Yorkshire, England. It was created by the merger of three schools, the oldest of which ...
in
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, and the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is from the county town of Northallerton and situated on t ...
.
He played youth football in the
Teesside
Teesside () is a built-up area around the River Tees in the north of England, split between County Durham and North Yorkshire. The name was initially used as a county borough in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
Historically a hub for heavy manu ...
area for teams including Richmond Town U11 and Polton Allstars, and represented North Yorkshire Schools at U16 level.
[ He was for a time a member of Sunderland's academy, from where he joined ]Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
in 2018.[
]
Career
Grimsby Town
Hope's performances for the club's under-18 team and reserves earned him a scholarship to begin in July 2018, but his first year was disrupted by injury. He missed pre-season while recovering from knee surgery, and when he returned to action he suffered a similar injury to the other knee. He was given a first-team squad number for 2019–20 and named among the substitutes for EFL Cup
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and EFL Trophy
The English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy after restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL Le ...
matches early in the season, but remained unused.[ In October 2019, he was reported to be interesting clubs including Everton and ]Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...
, but nothing came of the rumours.
He signed a one-year professional contract,[ and made his senior debut on 8 September 2020, starting in a ]EFL Trophy
The English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy after restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL Le ...
match against Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...
. According to the ''Grimsby Telegraph
The ''Grimsby Telegraph'' is a daily British regional newspaper for the town of Grimsby and the surrounding area that makes up North East Lincolnshire including the rural towns of Market Rasen and Louth. The main area for the paper's distributio ...
'', "he really shone. Looked to be Town's biggest threat going forward in the first half, carrying the ball with ease and coming up with a decent final product." He played 67 minutes before making way for Grimsby Town's youngest debutant, the 15-year-old Louis Boyd
Louis Norman Boyd (born 22 October 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cleethorpes Town.
He played two professional games for Grimsby Town as a 15 year old during the 2020–21 season, setting both club records for youn ...
; the team went on to win on penalties. In October, he made three appearances in the Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...
South East Division during a one-month loan
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spell with Cleethorpes Town.[ On 30 March 2021, the club confirmed that Hope had been released from his contract by mutual consent.]
Darlington
Hope signed for National League North
The National League North, formerly Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division. Along with the National League South, it is at the second level of the National League Sy ...
club Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
in May 2021, and was one of six debutants in the starting eleven for their first match of the season, a 3–2 defeat at home to Alfreton Town
Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street.
History
The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...
. In September, he joined Northern League Division One
The Northern League is a men's football league in north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Football League.
It contains two divisions; Division O ...
club Guisborough Town
Guisborough Town Football Club is a football club based in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the King George V Ground.
History
The club was established in 1973 and joined the Middlesbrough & D ...
on loan for a month and went straight into the starting eleven for the 3–1 win away to Crook Town
Crook Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Crook, County Durham, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Sir Tom Cowie Millfield. The club won the FA Amateur Cup five times.
History
Crook Town Footba ...
. On 5 January 2022, Hope joined Northern League Division One club Northallerton Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, where he made 13 appearances and scored his first career goal.[
]
Marske United
Hope joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Marske United
Marske United Football Club is a football club based in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mount Pleasant.
History
The club was established in 1956 by members of Marske Cricket Club. in July 2022. He made nine appearances for Marske before returning to Northallerton Town on a short-term loan in October 2022.
Career statistics
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, Joey
2002 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Cleethorpes Town F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
Guisborough Town F.C. players
Northallerton Town F.C. players
Marske United F.C. players
West Auckland Town F.C. players
Northern Premier League players
National League (English football) players
Northern Football League players
Place of birth missing (living people)