Introduction
Joshua Brownhill (born 19 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol City.
Career
Preston North End
A former Warrington Town and Manchester United schoolboy player, Brownhill joined the Preston North End youth team at the start of the 2012–13 season, making his first team debut as a substitute in the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2013.
Brownhill scored the winning goal in his first league start against Gillingham on 19 October 2013, and drew praise from manager Simon Grayson for his overall performance. He went on to notch an additional two goals in 2013 against Crawley Town and Carlisle United – the second of these, winning the Preston North End Goal of 2013 Award, after a 13 pass move in which every outfield player touched the ball at least once.
Barnsley (loan)
On 14 January 2016, Brownhill joined League 1 side Barnsley on an initial month-long loan deal. He went straight into the starting line-up for Barnsley's next game against Shrewsbury. He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3-1 win over Walsall on 5 March 2016. On 1 February 2016 Brownhill loan was extended to the end of the season.
Bristol City
On 2 June 2016, it was announced that Brownhill would join Bristol City on a two-year deal upon his contract expiry at Preston North End.
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 August 2015.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 2013–14 | League One | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 2014–15 | League One | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Bristol City | 2016-17 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career totals | 49 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 6 | ||
Honours
Barnsley
- Football League Trophy: 2015–16.
- Football League One play-offs: 2015–16.
- Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- Stevens, Rob (29 May 2016). "Barnsley 3–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2016.