Josh Brownhill

Preston North End

A former Manchester United schoolboy player, Brownhill joined the Preston North End youth team at the start of the 2012–13 season. He made his first team debut on 8 October 2013, as a late substitute in a Football League Trophy defeat against Oldham Athletic. Brownhill scored the winning goal in his first League One 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 goal against Carlisle won the club's Goal of 2013 Award, after a 13 pass move in which every outfield player touched the ball at least once. On 14 January 2016, Brownhill joined League One club Barnsley on an initial month-long loan deal, and went straight into the starting line-up for Barnsley's next game against Shrewsbury Town. On 1 February 2016 Brownhill's loan was extended to the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 win over Walsall on 5 March 2016.

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. On 29 April 2017 Brownhill scored his first goal for Bristol City against Brighton & Hove Albion, beating them 1–0 away from home and securing City's place in the Championship for the 2017–18 season. On 5 January 2019, Brownhill scored the only goal as Bristol City won 1–0 to upset…

As of match played 25 August 2026

Brownhill was born in Warrington, Cheshire and attended Birchwood Community High School. In December 2024, rumours circulated that Brownhill was eligible to play for Malaysia at international level. This caused a frenzy on social media, resulting in Regent of Johor Tunku Ismail messaging Brownhill about the situation. However, Brownhill denied these rumours in an Instagram post, stating that his only nationality was English.

Barnsley

Football League One play-offs: 2016 Football League Trophy: 2015–16 Burnley

EFL Championship: 2022–23 Individual

EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2022–23 PFA Team of the Year: 2022–23 Championship, 2024–25 Championship EFL Championship Player of the Month: April 2025