Byrom playing for Northwich Victoria
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joel Alan Byrom | ||
Date of birth | 14 September 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Oswaldtwistle, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Mansfield Town | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2005 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | (0) |
2007 | Clitheroe | 21 | (11) |
2007 | Southport | 2 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Clitheroe | 18 | (3) |
2008–2009 | Northwich Victoria | 49 | (9) |
2009–2012 | Stevenage | 77 | (9) |
2012–2015 | Preston North End | 33 | (4) |
2014 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Northampton Town | 57 | (4) |
2016– | Mansfield Town | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009 | England C | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:30, 1 January 2017 (UTC). |
Joel Alan Byrom (born 14 September 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Mansfield Town.
Byrom started his career at Blackburn Rovers at the age of 14, and spent four and a half years on the club's books, progressing from their centre of excellence to the reserve team. However, he failed to make any first-team appearances for the club, and was subsequently released in summer 2006. He joined League Two outfit Accrington Stanley before the start of the 2006–07 season, but only managed a total of two appearances. He was released by the club in January 2007, and opted to join local side Clitheroe on a short-term basis. Byrom then joined Southport, scoring twice in two appearances for the side, before rejoining Clitheroe in August 2007; captaining the side at the age of 20.
He attracted the interest of Northwich Victoria, who subsequently signed him for a small four-figure fee in January 2008. Byrom spent a year and a half at the Cheshire club, before joining Stevenage for a fee of £15,000 in May 2009 – helping them achieve promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history. Byrom was also part of the Stevenage side that earned back-to-back promotions to League One during the 2010–11 season. He has also played for the England C team and earned his solitary cap in a game against the Belgium U21 team.