Joe Lolley

Joe Lolley signed for the Harriers after impressing in a pre season friendly at Chasetown where he scored a well crafted hat trick. He was already on Steve Burrs radar having been a member of Steve Guinans University side that toured Russia earlier in the summer.

Before he joined the Harriers he played for Littleton in the Midland Combination and scored 88 times in 83 games.

By the time Joe left the club six months later he had become a legend in the eyes of Harriers fans by scoring the winning goal in a five goal thriller at Peterborough in the FA Cup 3rd round.

That goal was to give the club a big day out at Premiership side Sunderland but sadly, for us, it marked the end of his time at Aggborough when the following day he joined Championship side Huddersfield Town for a reputed £250,000 complete with add ons in the future.

In January 2018 he signed for Nottingham Forest after an injury hit time with Huddersfield. Although an undisclosed fee was paid the Harriers should get a cut of the deal.

In 2022 Forest secured promotion to the Premier League but Joe found himself pushed out by their manager and wasn’t even given a squad number even though he had a year left on his contract.

Luckily he took the hint and left them to start a new life down under with Sydney FC.