Joshua Maxwell Coley (born 24 July 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Maidenhead United.
Career Coley was born in Stevenage but grew up in York. He was in the youth team at York City before returning south. Coley began his senior career in the Spartan South Midlands Football League with Arlesey Town Reserves, before moving on to Letchworth Garden City Eagles in the Herts Senior County League.
In 2016 he joined Southern Football League side Hitchin Town. Coley only made a handful of appearances for the Canaries, and spent most of his time out on loan with Histon, Arlesey Town, Langford and Baldock Town, where he scored 21 goals in all competitions in the 2017–18 season, combining non-league football with working as a bricklayer.
After impressing in a trial, he signed a one-year deal with Norwich City in July 2018, and featured regularly for their under-23 side, scoring once in twenty appearances. Coley's contract was extended for another year in February 2019.
In June 2019, he joined Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on a year-long loan deal, with his first appearance coming in a Scottish League Cup match with St Mirren where he played the full 90 minutes of his side's 3–2 victory. Coley briefly returned to Norwich in January 2020, before having his contract cancelled by mutual consent in February. Shortly after, he signed for Spartan South Midlands Football League side Stotfold.
In July 2020, Coley signed for National League side Maidenhead United. On 12 October 2020, he scored his first goal for the club to give his side their first win of the season against Wrexham.
On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Coley had signed for Exeter City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
On 1 September 2022, he joined EFL League Two's Harrogate Town on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. Coley was recalled in January 2023.
On 30 June 2023, Coley signed for League Two club Sutton United for an undisclosed fee. He scored ten goals in 89 games for Sutton.
Coley played for Ebbsfleet United in the 2025-26 season before re-joining Maidenhead in the summer of 2026.https://www.maidenheadunitedfc.org/news/welcome-josh-coley/
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsArlesey Town Reserves2014–15SSML Division One12000003Two appearances and one goal in SSML Division One Cup; one appearance in SSML Challenge Trophy1151Letchworth Eagles2015–16HSCL Premier DivisionNo data currently availableHitchin Town2016–17Southern League Premier Division8010002One appearance in Southern League Cup; one appearance in Herts Charity Cup01102017–18Southern League Premier Division1000000010Total90100020120Histon (loan)2016–17Southern League Division One Central5000001One appearance in Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup060Arlesey Town (loan)2016–17Southern League Division One CentralNo data currently availableLangford (loan)2017–18SSML Division One100000—10Baldock Town (loan)2017–18SSML Division One3517200011Three appearances and one goal in FA Vase, four appearances and two goals in Herts Centenary Trophy, two appearances and one goal in SSML Division One Cup, one appearance in Herts Charity Shield, one appearance in SSML Challenge Trophy44821Norwich City2018–19EFL Championship000000—002019–20Premier League000000—00Total0000000000Dunfermline Athletic (loan)2019–20Scottish Championship70004100111Stotfold2019–20SSML Division One5200002One appearance and two goals in SSML Division One Cup; one appearance in Bedfordshire Senior Trophy274Maidenhead United2020–21National League37510—1Appearances in FA Trophy0395Exeter City2021–22EFL League Two18020003Appearances in EFL Trophy22322022–23EFL League One90002110121Total270202142353Harrogate Town (loan) 2022–23EFL League Two110210000131Sutton United2023–24EFL League Two3933030304832024–25National League 33521—6Four appearances in FA Trophy; two appearances and one goal in National League Cup1417Total7285130918910Ebbsfleet United2025–26National League South41430—30474Career Total13924606224917535
Honours Exeter City EFL League Two second-place promotion: 2021–22
References
External links
Josh Coley at Aylesbury United