Joe Lumley

English footballer (born 1995)

Joe Lumley

Lumley with Queens Park Rangers in 2018

Personal information
Full name|  Joseph Patrick Lumley[1]
Date of birth|  (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth|  Harlow, England
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Team information

Current team

|  Southampton
Number|  13
Youth career
0000–2010|  Tottenham Hotspur
2010–2013|  Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2013–2021|  Queens Park Rangers|  77|  (0)
2014|  → Bishop's Stortford (loan)|  4|  (0)
2014|  → Accrington Stanley (loan)|  5|  (0)
2014|  → Morecambe (loan)|  0|  (0)
2015|  → Stevenage (loan)|  0|  (0)
2017|  → Bristol Rovers (loan)|  19|  (0)
2018|  → Blackpool (loan)|  17|  (0)
2020|  → Gillingham (loan)|  2|  (0)
2020|  → Doncaster Rovers (loan)|  8|  (0)
2021–2023|  Middlesbrough|  34|  (0)
2022–2023|  → Reading (loan)|  41|  (0)
2023–|  Southampton|  0|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:07, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Joseph Patrick Lumley (born 15 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Southampton.

## Career

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### Tottenham Hotspur

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As a ten-year-old, Lumley was scouted by Tottenham Hotspur while playing for local junior side Buckhurst Hill; Tottenham also signed his brother Billy.[2] Lumley played alongside the likes of Harry Winks and looked up to Harry Kane during his time at Tottenham Hotspur.[3] On 30 June 2010, Lumley was released by Tottenham at the age of 16 having not being offered a full time scholarship.[2]

### Queens Park Rangers

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Within the 2010 summer transfer window, Lumley signed for London neighbours Queens Park Rangers.

On 15 May 2013, Lumley was part of the QPR under-18s who won the Professional Development League Two with a 1–0 win over Huddersfield Town.[4] Two weeks later, Lumley signed his first professional contract moving up from scholarship terms on a one-year deal.[5]

On 16 June 2014, Lumley signed a one-year contract extension with QPR meaning he would remain until the summer of 2015.[6] During a pre-season tour of Germany before the 2014–15 season, Lumley was drafted into the squad after an injury to goalkeeper Brian Murphy. Lumley played the second 45 minutes in a 1–0 win against Rot-Weiß Erfurt and first-choice keeper Rob Green admitted he was 'really pleased' to see Lumley doing well.[7]

On 15 May 2015, Lumley signed a new two-year contract keeping him until summer of 2017.[8]

Due to a goalkeeper injury crisis, on 9 January 2016, Lumley made his Queens Park Rangers debut in the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, which resulted in a 1–0 defeat.[9] On 12 January 2016, Lumley then went on to make his Championship debut in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers, playing the full 90 minutes.[10]

On 17 July 2018, Lumley signed a three-year deal committing until the summer of 2021.[11]

After the departure of Alex Smithies to Cardiff City at the end of the 2017–18 season, Lumley became the Rangers first choice keeper, keeping his first QPR clean sheet against Wigan Athletic in a 1–0 win.[12] In October 2018, he won Supporters Player of the Month as he helped collect 13 points which was the largest tally out of all teams in the Championship that month.[3] He made 46 appearances in all competitions and keeping 16 clean sheets in the 2018–19 season.[13]

In the 2019–20 season, he competed for the place with newly signed Liam Kelly which limited his appearances to 28 for the season. He ended the Championship restart with six consecutive starts.[14]

On 19 November 2019, Lumley became an ambassador for the QPR Trust working across different areas including sports participation, education, health, homelessness and food poverty.[15]

### Loan spells

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#### Bishop's Stortford

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On 7 March 2014, Lumley joined Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan deal, in order to gain some first-team experience.[16] On 8 March 2014, Lumley made his Bishop's Stortford debut in a 1–1 draw against Tonbridge Angels.[17] Lumley went on to make three more appearances before returning to Queens Park Rangers.

#### Accrington Stanley

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On 23 August 2014, Lumley signed on a month-long youth loan for Accrington Stanley.[18] Lumley made his Football League debut for Accrington Stanley against Bury on 30 August 2014.[19]

#### Morecambe

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On 7 November 2014, Lumley joined League Two side Morecambe on a one-month loan deal.[20] After only making one appearance for Morecambe in a 1–0 defeat to Dover Athletic in the FA Cup, Lumley returned to Queens Park Rangers.

#### Stevenage

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On 7 October 2015, Lumley joined Stevenage on a one-month loan.[21] After failing to make a single appearance at Stevenage, Lumley returned to Loftus Road.

#### Bristol Rovers

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On 18 January 2017, Lumley joined League One side Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[22] Lumley made his debut for the club on 21 January 2017 in a 3–1 defeat to Walsall.[23] He followed the defeat at Walsall with two clean sheets in a 1–0 victory over Swindon Town[24] and a 0–0 draw away at Rochdale.[25] The following week he made a man of the match performance in a 1–1 draw against Bradford City making saves to keep out Tony McMahon, Charlie Wyke and Nathaniel Knight-Percival.[26] Lumley played the final game of his loan spell, during which he kept eight clean sheets, in a 4–3 defeat to Millwall on 30 April 2017.[27]

#### Blackpool

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On 8 January 2018, he moved to League One side Blackpool on loan until the end of the season,[28] but was recalled by QPR on 26 April 2018 following an injury to team-mate Matt Ingram.[29] He made his Blackpool debut in a 0–0 draw against Bristol Rovers.[30] Lumley kept a total of nine clean sheets during his time at the Tangerines.

#### Gillingham

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On 30 October 2020 he signed for League One side Gillingham on an emergency loan deal following an injury to the Kent side's first choice goalkeeper Jack Bonham.[31] He made two appearances for the club before heading back to QPR.[32]

#### Doncaster Rovers

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On 20 November 2020, Lumley signed for League One side Doncaster Rovers on an emergency seven-day loan deal.[33] During his first week, Lumley helped Doncaster earn 4 points which included a draw with Sunderland and a win against Blackpool.[34] His loan was then extended by a further seven days.[35] On 4 December, it was then extended by a further week.[36] The loan deal was then extended by another week.[37] On 18 December 2020, it was extended by another seven days.[38] On 5 January 2021, it was confirmed that the loan spell had ended and that Lumley had returned to Queens Park Rangers.[39]

### Middlesbrough

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At the end of the 2020–21 season, Lumley was offered a new contract. However he turned this down in search for first-team football and on 19 May 2021, it was announced that he would join fellow Championship side Middlesbrough on a two-year deal, with an option of a further year.[40][41] He was released from the club in May 2023.[42]

#### Reading (loan)

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On 19 June 2022, Lumley joined Reading on a season-long loan deal.[43] He made his debut for the club on 30 July 2022 in a 1–0 defeat to Blackpool.[44] Despite Reading's relegation to League One, Lumley kept seven clean sheets in 42 league appearances and was awarded Players' Player of the Year.[45][46]

### Southampton

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On 7 August 2023, Lumley signed for Southampton on a one-year contract.[47] He made his first appearance for the club on 6 January 2024 in a 4–0 victory against Walsall in the FA Cup.[48] On 14 March 2024, Lumley signed a new one-year contract.[49]

## Personal life

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As a child, Lumley idolised keeper Shay Given especially during his days at Newcastle United. Lumley would spend hours imitating Given's saves in his back garden with brother Billy Lumley. His brother now lives in Australia and runs his own goalkeeper academy.[50]

## Career statistics

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As of match played 28 August 2024
Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup | League Cup | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Queens Park Rangers | 2015–16[51] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0
2016–17 | Championship  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2017–18[52] | Championship  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
2018–19[13] | Championship  | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0
2019–20[14] | Championship  | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0
2020–21[53] | Championship  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
Total | 77 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0
Bishop's Stortford (loan)  | 2013–14 | Conference South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
Accrington Stanley (loan)  | 2014–15[54] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0
Morecambe (loan)  | 2014–15[54] | League Two  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Stevenage (loan)  | 2015–16 | League Two  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Bristol Rovers (loan)  | 2016–17[55] | League One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0
Blackpool (loan)  | 2017–18[52] | League One  | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 0
Gillingham (loan)  | 2020–21[53] | League One  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
Doncaster Rovers (loan)  | 2020–21[53] | League One  | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0
Middlesbrough | 2021–22[56] | Championship  | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0
Reading (loan)  | 2022–23[57] | Championship  | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0
Southampton | 2023–24[58] | Championship  | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
2024–25[59] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0
Total  | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
Career total  | 207 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 229 | 0

1. ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

## Honours

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Southampton

* EFL Championship play-offs: 2024[60]

## References

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1. ^ "03 September 2014 Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
2. ^ a b Hoden, Liam (20 November 2020). "Getting to know Joe Lumley: A profile of Doncaster Rovers' emergency loan signing". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
3. ^ a b McElwee, Molly (2 November 2018). "Joe Lumley seizing his QPR chance after waiting in the wings". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
4. ^ "Under-18s crowned champions". QPR. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
5. ^ "Under-18s pen pro deals". QPR. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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7. ^ "Rob Green 'Really Pleased' for young QPR goalkeeper Joe Lumley". QPR. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
8. ^ "Darnell Furlong signs new QPR deal". QPR. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
9. ^ "Nottingham Forest 1–0 QPR". BBC Sport. 9 January 2016.
10. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 1–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 12 January 2016.
11. ^ "Joe Lumley signs new QPR contract". QPR. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
12. ^ "Keeping it clean delights stopper Joe". QPR. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
13. ^ a b "Joe Lumley | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
14. ^ a b "Joe Lumley | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
15. ^ "Six QPR players become Trust ambassadors". QPR. 19 November 2019.
16. ^ "Blues Take QPR Keeper on Loan". NonLeague. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
17. ^ "Tonbridge Angels vs Bishop's Stortford". Soccerway. 8 March 2014.
18. ^ "Joe Lumley: Accrington Stanley sign QPR keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
19. ^ "Bury 2–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
20. ^ "Joe Lumley joins Morecambe on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022.
21. ^ "Joe Lumley: QPR loan goalkeeper to League Two Stevenage". BBC Sport. 7 October 2015.
22. ^ "Rovers sign QPR keeper Joe Lumley". Bristol Rovers FC. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
23. ^ "Walsall 3 Bristol Rovers 1: Deja vu, two at the back and the end of an interesting week". Bristol Post. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
24. ^ "Bristol Rovers 1–0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
25. ^ "Rochdale 0–0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
26. ^ "Darrell Clarke hails QPR man Joe Lumley for earning point for Bristol Rovers against Bradford". Bristol Post. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
27. ^ "Bristol Rovers 3–4 Millwall". BBC Sport. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
28. ^ "Blackpool sign keeper Lumley on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
29. ^ "Joe Lumley recalled from loan spell by QPR". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
30. ^ "Joe Lumley - Goalkeeper - First Team - Blackpool FC". www.blackpoolfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
31. ^ "Gillingham goalkeeper Jack Bonham will miss games against Sunderland and Crewe". Kent Online. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
32. ^ "QPR goalkeeper Joe Lumley heads back to QPR after impressive performances on loan for Gillingham against Sunderland and Crewe". Kent Online. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
33. ^ "Doncaster Rovers sign QPR goalkeeper on emergency loan deal". BBC Sport. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
34. ^ "Lumley extends emergency loan at Doncaster". QPR. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
35. ^ "Lumley agrees new Rovers loan". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
36. ^ "Lumley signs new seven day loan deal". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
37. ^ "Lumley signs new seven-day emergency loan". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
38. ^ "Lumley signs new emergency loan". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
39. ^ "QPR keeper Lumley thanks Doncaster after loan spell". www.westlondonsport.com. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
40. ^ "Goalkeeper Joe Lumley To Join The Boro". Middlesbrough FC. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022.
41. ^ "Joe Lumley departs for Middlesbrough". www.qpr.co.uk. 19 May 2021.
42. ^ "Club Confirms Retained List For New Season". Middlesbrough FC. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
43. ^ "Joe Lumley joins Royals on season-long-loan". Reading FC. 19 June 2022.
44. ^ "Blackpool 1–0 Reading". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
45. ^ Earnshaw, James (4 May 2023). "Reading FC relegated to League One for first time in 20 years". The Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
46. ^ Earnshaw, James (24 May 2023). "Former Reading FC captain on bringing back Middlesbrough loanee". The Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
47. ^ "Saints complete Lumley signing". Southampton FC. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
48. ^ Beardmore, Michael (6 January 2024). "Southampton 4–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
49. ^ "Lumley extends contract". Southampton FC. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
50. ^ "The Isolation Interview: Honest Joe Lumley's bedroom poster". QPR. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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52. ^ a b "Joe Lumley | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
53. ^ a b c "Joe Lumley | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
54. ^ a b "Joe Lumley | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
55. ^ "Joe Lumley | Football Stats | Queen's Park Rangers | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
56. ^ "Joe Lumley | Football Stats | Middlesbrough | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
57. ^ "Games played by Joe Lumley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
58. ^ "Games played by Joe Lumley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
59. ^ "Games played by Joe Lumley in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
60. ^ "Leeds United 0–1 Southampton: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

## External links

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* Joe Lumley at Soccerbase

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