Joshua William Kay (born 30 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a
midfielder for club
Oldham Athletic.
Career
AFC Fylde
Kay joined
AFC Fylde's academy programme from
Squires Gate
Squires Gate is a district and an Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in South Shore, Blackpool, South Shore, Blackpool on the The Fylde, Fylde coast in the county of Lancashire, England. It is located at the south ...
in the summer of 2015 and made his senior debut in a 2-0
FA Trophy
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victory over
Warrington Town on 28 November 2015. He subsequently earned himself places on the bench for several
National League North games, as well as the next round of the FA Trophy against
Skelmersdale United
Skelmersdale United Football Club is a football club from Skelmersdale, Lancashire. They are currently members of the and play at The Community Ground, Burscough. The club is a member of both the Liverpool F.A. and the Lancashire County Footb ...
.
Barnsley
Kay joined
EFL Championship
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team
Barnsley's youth team from Fylde in February 2016 and made his debut in a Championship match against
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
on 29 October 2016. He also spent time on loan at former club Fylde in March 2017, playing one game, and at
Tranmere Rovers in November 2017, where he played two games, in addition to a trial game with
Blackburn Rovers Under-23s in October 2017.
Chesterfield
Kay joined
EFL League Two
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side
Chesterfield
Chesterfield may refer to:
Places Canada
* Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan
* Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom
* Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England
** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...
on 4 January 2018. He made his debut in a 4–0 defeat against
Accrington Stanley on 6 January 2018. His contract was not renewed by Chesterfield at the end of the 2017–18 season.
Barrow
Following his release, Kay signed a two-year contract for
National League side
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
on 26 June 2018, joining former Chesterfield caretaker-manager
Ian Evatt
Ian Ross Evatt (born 19 November 1981) is an English professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Bolton Wanderers.
Evatt began his career as a central midfielder, but was later converted to a central defender. ...
at the Cumbria club. Kay formed part of the National League title winning side of 2020.
He was one of three Barrow players to be offered a new contract at the end of the
2022–23 season.
AFC Fylde
On 9 August 2023, Kay returned to AFC Fylde following their promotion back to the National League.
Oldham Athletic
On 1 July 2024, Kay joined National League side
Oldham Athletic on a two-year contract.
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Career statistics
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Joshua William
1996 births
Living people
Chesterfield F.C. players
Barrow A.F.C. players
Barnsley F.C. players
Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Squires Gate F.C. players
AFC Fylde players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Footballers from Blackpool
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Men's association football midfielders
English men's footballers