Josh Lillis

Joshua Mark Lillis (born 24 June 1987) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Fylde, on loan from Rochdale.

Josh Lillis

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Mark Lillis[1]
Date of birth	(1987-06-24) 24 June 1987[2]
Place of birth	Derby, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[3]
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2000–2004	Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2012	Scunthorpe United	39	(0)
2009	→ Notts County (loan)	5	(0)
2009	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	4	(0)
2009	→ Rochdale (loan)	1	(0)
2010–2011	→ Rochdale (loan)	23	(0)
2012–2020	Rochdale	228	(0)
2020	Fylde (loan)	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June 2020 (UTC)

He began his career at Scunthorpe United in the League One and Championship. He spent time on loan at Notts County, and Grimsby Town, before making a permanent move to former loan club Rochdale in 2012.

Club career

Scunthorpe United

Born in Derby, Derbyshire, Lillis worked his way through Scunthorpe United's youth system, and made his début as a professional at Millwall on 22 December 2006. He spent most of his time at the Iron as the understudy of Joe Murphy, but has improved under the coaching of former Sheffield Wednesday stalwart Kevin Pressman.

In January 2009, Lillis went to Notts County on a one-month loan in order to experience more first team action. He made his début in 2–2 draw with Aldershot Town on 20 January 2009. His first clean sheet for the Magpies came on 14 February where Notts County beat Barnet 2–0. He returned to Scunthorpe making 5 appearances and 1 clean sheet.

On 1 September 2009, he signed for Grimsby Town on loan as cover for injured Nick Colgan. He made his début on 5 September 2009 against Port Vale, in a 4–0 defeat. He made four appearance before returning to the Iron. On 30 October he joined Rochdale on an emergency seven-day loan. His début was in a 4–0 win over AFC Bournemouth on 31 October 2009.

In July 2010, he was loaned to Rochdale again for six months.[4]

Lillis returned to Scunthorpe at the end of his loan spell, but found his chances limited at Glanford Park and was released in May 2012.[5]

Rochdale

On 12 June 2012, Rochdale announced that he had signed a two-year deal to return to Spotland where he had previously had a successful loan spell. After impressive displays in Rochdale's 2013/14 promotion campaign, Lillis has since committed himself to Rochdale for a further two years.

On 26 May 2016, Lillis signed a new two-year deal with Rochdale.[6]

Lillis joined Fylde on loan until the end of the season on 6 March 2020.[7]

Personal life

He is the son of former Scunthorpe United player and assistant manager Mark Lillis.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 March 2020

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Scunthorpe United	2006–07[8]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2007–08[9]	Championship	3	0	1	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2008–09[10]	League One	5	0	0	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	9	0
	2009–10[11]	Championship	8	0	1	0	1	0	—		10	0
	2010–11[12]	Championship	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2011–12[13]	League One	6	0	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	9	0
	Total		38	0	2	0	5	0	5	0	50	0
Notts County (loan)	2008–09[10]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Grimsby Town (loan)	2009–10[11]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Rochdale (loan)	2009–10[11]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2010–11[12]	League One	23	0	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	0
Rochdale	2012–13[14]	League Two	46	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	49	0
	2013–14[15]	League Two	45	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	52	0
	2014–15[16]	League One	16	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	19	0
	2015–16[17]	League One	40	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	44	0
	2016–17[18]	League One	14	0	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	0
	2017–18[19]	League One	40	0	7	0	1	0	4	0	52	0
	2018–19[20]	League One	27	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
	2019–20[21]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		228	0	18	0	8	0	10	0	264	0
Fylde (loan)	2019–20[21]	National League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			323	0	21	0	15	0	15	0	374	0

1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
2. Two appearances in the Football League Trophy, One appearance in the League One play-offs

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
2. "Josh Lillis". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
3. "Josh Lillis". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
4. "Rochdale sign Scunthorpe United goalkeeper Josh Lillis". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
5. "Cliff Byrne heads Scunthorpe United departures". BBC. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
6. "Josh Lillis Signs New Dale Contract". Rochdale AFC. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
7. "Josh Lillis Joins The Coasters!". A.F.C. Fylde. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
8. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
9. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
10. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
11. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
12. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
13. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
14. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
15. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
16. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
17. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
18. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
19. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
20. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
21. "Games played by Josh Lillis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

External links

• Josh Lillis at Soccerbase