Joss Labadie

Joss Labadie

Labadie playing for Notts County in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Joss Christopher Labadie[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-30) 30 August 1990[2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Newport County
Number 6
Youth career
2006–2008 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2009Shrewsbury Town (loan) 1 (0)
2009Shrewsbury Town (loan) 13 (5)
2009–2010Cheltenham Town (loan) 11 (0)
2010Tranmere Rovers (loan) 9 (3)
2010–2012 Tranmere Rovers 61 (7)
2012–2014 Notts County 39 (3)
2013Torquay United (loan) 7 (4)
2014Torquay United (loan) 3 (0)
2014 Torquay United 7 (1)
2014–2016 Dagenham & Redbridge 52 (6)
2016– Newport County 7 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:24, 3 Nov 2016 (UTC).


Joss Christopher Labadie (born 31 August 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Newport County.

Career

Early career

Born in Croydon, Labadie started his football career with West Bromwich Albion, joining their academy in 2006 after being spotted playing for Barking Abbey College of Sport and being invited for a trial. In the 2007–08 season, he played 19 times for Albion's reserve team, scoring three times. It earned him his first professional contract in the summer of 2008, on a one-year deal with the option of a second season.[3] Before he was able to break into the Albion first team, he was sent on loan to League Two side Shrewsbury Town on 1 January 2009.[4] He played for Shrewsbury two days later in a league match against Bradford City at Valley Parade, in a game which finished 0–0,[5] but subsequently fractured his foot in training and returned to West Brom less than a week after he had left the club.[6] He returned to Shrewsbury on an initial month-long loan on 3 August.[7] He made his first appearance of the 2009–10 season in a 3–1 victory over Burton Albion, during which he scored a free kick from 30 yards.[8] He returned to West Brom in November, with Shrewsbury manager Paul Simpson saying "I've been disappointed with his recent attitude".[9] Later the same year, he had another loan spell in League Two, this time with Cheltenham Town.[10]

On 24 March 2010, Labadie signed for Tranmere Rovers on loan until the end of 2009–10 season.[11] He made his club debut during a 3–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.[12] On 14 May 2010, Labadie was released by West Brom.[13]

Tranmere, Notts County and Torquay

On 20 May 2010, Labadie signed a two-year contract with Tranmere. He was released at the end of the 2011–12 season.[14]

On 9 July 2012, Labadie signed a one-year contract with Notts County.[15] He made his competitive debut for the club in the first round of the League Cup against Bradford City. He played his first league game for the club in a 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra coming on as a substitute in the first half to replace the injured Tom Williams.[16] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw away at Oldham Athletic. After being unable to break into the first team Labadie joined Torquay for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.[17] He scored his first goal for Torquay in a 2–2 draw with Dagenham and Redbridge. Four days later he scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw with Southend.[18] He was recalled from his loan at Torquay on 5 April, after scoring 4 goals in 7 appearances for the club. He then scored the only goal with a 35-yard free kick in a 1–0 win away at Doncaster Rovers. On 1 May it was announced by Notts County that he had been offered a contract extension.

On 3 January 2014, Labadie re-joined Torquay United on loan until 30 January 2014.[19] On 31 January 2014, his contract with Notts County was terminated by mutual consent, and he signed a contract until the end of the season with Torquay United.[20]

Just 3 weeks into his contract, it was announced by The FA that it was investigating an alleged biting incident in the Football League Two game against Chesterfield on 15 February 2014. A number of Chesterfield players claimed they were bitten by a then unnamed player during the game.[21] On 4 March, the FA announced that Labadie had been charged with misconduct for an incident in the 49th minute of the game.[22] Three days later Torquay and their manager, Chris Hargreaves, announced they were contesting the charge.[23] On 12 March, The FA announced that a commission had found Labadie guilty of biting Ollie Banks and banned Labadie for 10 games and fined him £2,000 for the incident. The ban mirrored punishment given to Luis Suárez for a similar incident in April 2013.[24] The ban took him through to the end of the season when manager Hargreaves told the press that it was unlikely that Labadie would be offered a new contract after the club's relegation to non-league.[25]

Dagenham & Redbridge

After being released by Torquay, Labadie signed for Dagenham & Redbridge on 8 July 2014 on a two-year contract.[26] On 15 April 2015 he was banned for six months after being found guilty of biting an opponent in a game on 21 March 2015 against Stevenage. Late in the ill-tempered game, Labadie had challenged Stevenage player, Ronnie Henry. The bite occurred after Labadie had failed to release the ball after it had gone out for a throw in.[27]

Newport County

On 7 June 2016 Labadie signed a two-year deal with Newport County.[28] He scored on his debut for Newport on 6 August 2016 versus Mansfield Town. Mansfield won the match 3–2.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 April 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2008–09[30] League Two 1010
2009–10[31] League Two 135101[lower-alpha 1]0155
Total 1451010165
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2009–10[31] League Two 110110
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2009–10[31] League One 9393
Tranmere Rovers 2010–11[32] League One 34210202[lower-alpha 1]0392
2011–12[33] League One 27510003[lower-alpha 1]0315
Total 70102020507910
Notts County 2012–13[34] League One 24230101[lower-alpha 1]0292
2013–14[35] League One 15110203[lower-alpha 1]0211
Total 393403040503
Torquay United (loan) 2012–13[34] League Two 7474
2013–14[35] League Two 3030
Torquay United 2013–14[35] League Two 7171
Total 175000000175
Dagenham & Redbridge 2014–15[36] League Two 24210101[lower-alpha 1]0272
2015–16[37] League Two 28451001[lower-alpha 1]0345
Total 526611020617
Career total 203291316012023430

References

  1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 83. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. "Labadie signs pro contract". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  4. "Shrewsbury sign Baggies youngster". BBC Sport. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  5. "Bradford 0–0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  6. "Shrews loanee returns to Baggies". BBC Sport. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  7. "Shrewsbury secure double signing". BBC Sport. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  8. "Shrewsbury 3–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  9. "Furious Simpson releases Labadie". BBC Sport. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  10. "Cheltenham Town re-sign West Brom's Joss Labadie". BBC Sport. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  11. "Rovers land Baggies Teen". Sky Sports. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  12. "Brighton 3–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  13. "Baggies release Labadie". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  14. "Moore Rebuilding Squad". Tranmere Rovers FC. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  15. "Notts County sign Joss Labadie and Manny Smith". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  16. "Crewe 1 Notts County 2". BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  17. "Torquay sign Notts County midfielder Joss Labadie on loan". BBC Sport. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  18. "Southend 1 Torquay 1". BBC Sport. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  19. "Return Of Joss". Torquay United. 3 January 2014.
  20. http://www.torquayunited.com/news/article/joss-makes-permanent-switch-1332803.aspx
  21. "FA probes Torquay-Chesterfield 'biting' incident". BBC Sport. 21 February 2014.
  22. "FA charges Torquay player after biting inquiry". BBC Sport. 4 March 2014.
  23. "Torquay United contest charge in biting inquiry". BBC Sport. 7 March 2014.
  24. "Torquay midfielder handed 10-game ban for biting". BBC Sport. 12 March 2014.
  25. "Joss Labadie set to leave Torquay United after bite ban". BBC Sport. 16 May 2014.
  26. "Dagenham & Redbridge sign Joss Labadie and Matt Partridge". BBC Sport. 8 July 2014.
  27. "Joss Labadie: Six-month ban for Dagenham & Redbridge midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  28. Labadie joins Newport
  29. "Newport 2–3 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  30. "Games played by Joss Labadie in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  31. 1 2 3 "Games played by Joss Labadie in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  32. "Games played by Joss Labadie in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  33. "Games played by Joss Labadie in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by Joss Labadie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  35. 1 2 3 "Games played by Joss Labadie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  36. "Games played by Joss Labadie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  37. "Games played by Joss Labadie in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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