{{short description|English rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Josh Ganson | fullname = Joshua Ganson | image = Josh Ganson.jpg | image_size = 285 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|2|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Billinge Higher End, Wigan, England |height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} |weight = {{convert|99|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}} | position = {{rlp|HK}} | club1 = Wigan Warriors | year1start = 2017 | year1end = 19 | appearances1 = 9 | tries1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 12 | club2 = → London Skolars | year2start = 2018{{small|(loan)}} | year2end = | appearances2 = 1 | tries2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | fieldgoals2 = 0 | points2 = 0 | club3 = → Swinton Lions | year3start = 2018{{small|(loan)}} | year3end = | appearances3 = 14 | tries3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | fieldgoals3 = 0 | points3 = 4 | club4 = → Swinton Lions | year4start = 2019{{small|(loan)}} | year4end = | appearances4 = 3 | tries4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | fieldgoals4 = 0 | points4 = 0 | club5 = Widnes Vikings | year5start = 2019 | year5end = present | appearances5 = 14 | tries5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | fieldgoals5 = 0 | points5 = 4 | new = yes | source = <ref>[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Josh-Ganson/ loverugbyleague]</ref><ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/josh-ganson/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> | updated = 10 July 2019 }}
'''Joshua Ganson''' (born 19 February 1998) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|hk}} for the Widnes Vikings in the Championship.
He previously played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/18006656.josh-ganson-followsdad-steve-ganson-refereeing-rugby-league/|title = Like father like son, Josh Ganson takes up the whistle}}</ref>
==Background== Ganson was born in Billinge Higher End, Wigan, England.
His father, Steve Ganson, is a former Super League referee and current Head of Match Officials at the Rugby Football League.
==Career== In 2017, Ganson made his Wigan Super League début against the Castleford Tigers.<ref name="Super League: Castleford Tigers 54-4 Wigan Warriors">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/39708375|title=Super League: Castleford Tigers 54-4 Wigan Warriors|publisher=BBC|date=29 April 2017|accessdate=30 April 2017}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.wiganwarriors.com/teams/first-team/josh-ganson Wigan Warriors profile] *[http://wiganwarriors.com/teams/u19s/joshua-ganson Wigan Warriors U19 profile] *[https://www.superleague.co.uk/player/261/josh-ganson SL profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganson, Josh}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:English rugby league players Category:London Skolars players Category:Rugby league hookers Category:Rugby league players from Wigan Category:Swinton Lions players Category:Wigan Warriors players Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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