Player Profile – Josh Dacre

We’re moving day with our Player Profile series for the final few weeks of the season.

Long-serving Goole AFC defender Josh Dacre is this week’s player.

Long-serving Goole AFC captain Josh Dacre

Name 

Josh Dacre

Age 

25

Current Club 

Goole AFC

Previous clubs 

Handsworth, Pontefract Collieries, Grimsby Borough, Garforth Town, Sheffield FC, Worksop Town, Selby Town, Worsbrough Bridge and a few more. 

Day Job 

Quantity Surveyor

Best mate in football

Close associate: Goole striker Sam Cable

Got loads of good mates from football. I’ll give it Sam Cable as I played with him a few years ago and now play together at Goole and speak most days.

Team you support 

Liverpool 

Football Idol 

Steven Gerrard

Goole AFC captain Josh Dacre

Biggest influence on football career 

My Grandad

Career Highlight

Playing on professional stadiums has to be up there

Most Memorable Game 

Garforth away this year for Goole, I’m sure you’ve seen or heard about it 100 times already, scoring a penalty and a worldie free kick. 

Lowest moment in football 

Snapping my ankle in FA Vase game for Maltby at 17 & having it pinned and plated

Biggest regret in football 

No regrets, just enjoy it

First semi-professional manager 

Former Handsworth manager Russ Eagle

Russ Eagle at Handsworth, a great bloke, still speak with him now 

Non League Debut 

FA Cup game for Handsworth at 17, won 5-1 and played full 90 minutes

First Red Card in Non League

Former Worsbrough captain Josh Dacre in battle against Sam Cable

Had a couple, one at Worsbrough, handled it on the line and one this year for Goole, had to take him down as I was last man

Best Non League Goal 

I’ll never ever score a better goal than my free kick at Garforth away this season, unless it’s windy again.

Josh Dacre pictured playing for Handsworth in 2014

What do you want to achieve in football in the future?

Play as long as possible injury free.

Favourite Non League Ground

Played on a fair few good ones, North Ferriby has to one of them

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