Joel Byrom
Joel Alan Byrom (born 14 September 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One West club Clitheroe.
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Byrom playing for Northwich Victoria | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Alan Byrom | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Oswaldtwistle, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Clitheroe | ||
| 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) |
| 2016–2018 | Mansfield Town | 41 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Stevenage | 52 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Farsley Celtc | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Clitheroe | 19 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 3 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Byrom started his career at Blackburn Rovers at the age of 14, and spent 4+1⁄2 years in the club's academy, progressing from their centre of excellence to the reserve team. He did not make any first-team appearances for the club, and was subsequently released in summer 2006. Byrom joined League Two club Accrington Stanley before the start of the 2006–07 season, although was released by Accrington in January 2007, and opted to join local club Clitheroe on a short-term basis. He then signed for Southport, before rejoining Clitheroe in August 2007; captaining the team at the age of 20. He attracted transfer interest from 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. Byrom was part of the Stevenage team that earned back-to-back promotions from the Conference Premier to League One. He left Stevenage after three years and joined Preston North End in August 2012. During his time at Preston, he was loaned out to Oldham Athletic and Northampton respectively. The latter move was made permanent in January 2015, and he helped Northampton achieve promotion to League One during the 2015–16 season. Byrom joined Mansfield Town in December 2016 and spent a year-and-a-half there before rejoining Stevenage in June 2018, where he spent two seasons. Byrom signed for Farsley Celtic of the National League North in September 2020 before rejoining Clitheroe in January 2022. He has also represented the England C team.