League career Born in
Kilburn, London, Joseph began his professional career with
Wimbledon in 1980. He scored on his
Football League debut, having come on as a substitute in a home game against
Darlington. Having recovered from his injury late in the
1985–86 season, Joseph never fully regained his form and although making over 100 appearances for Brentford over five years, he left to join
Reading for £20,000 in July 1987. Prior to his departure from Brentford, Joseph had spent time on loan back at Wimbledon and at
HJK Helsinki in Finland in the early part of 1987, and while at Reading he was also loaned to both
Bristol Rovers and
Aldershot in 1988. In July 1988, Joseph's former manager at Wimbledon,
Dave Bassett, signed him on a free transfer for Bassett's new side
Sheffield United. Joseph again made an impressive start, scoring on his league debut for United against his old club Reading in August 1988 but picked up an injury during the game. Joseph was never able to reclaim a regular place in United's first team and was used only sparingly as United were promoted from
Division Three. From United he headed to
Gillingham who paid £5,000 for his services in March 1989, and then played for a number of clubs in rapid succession including
Crewe Alexandra,
Fulham,
Racing Ghent in Belgium,
Tampa Bay Rowdies in the United States and
Barnet.
Non-League career Following his departure from Barnet, Joseph moved between a number of clubs in
non-League football including
Slough Town,
Wokingham Town,
Leatherhead,
Dulwich Hamlet,
Chertsey Town,
Walton & Hersham and
Chesham before returning to Chertsey Town to become player coach in November 1995. Joseph later became coach of
Wealdstone for whom he had played as a teenager. ==Personal life and death==