Gerard Garner (born 2 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Barrow.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Garner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barrow | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Fleetwood Town | 60 | (11) |
| 2017 | → Southport (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Bamber Bridge (loan) | ||
| 2018 | → FC United of Manchester (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Gateshead (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2023– | Barrow | 47 | (7) |
| 2024 | → Morecambe (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:58, 27 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Garner began his career with Fleetwood Town, spending loan spells in non-league at Southport, Bamber Bridge, FC United of Manchester and Gateshead. He moved to Barrow in January 2023 for a club record fee, moving on loan to Morecambe in January 2024.
Early life
editBorn in Liverpool, Garner attended Our Lady & St Swithin's Primary School in Croxteth.[3]
Career
editAs an 11 year old Garner scored 76 goals in a season, breaking a record previously held by Wayne Rooney.[3][4]
Beginning his career with Fleetwood Town, Garner spent loan spells at Southport in August 2017,[4] Bamber Bridge in November 2017,[5] and FC United of Manchester in March 2018.[6]
On 25 October 2020, Garner joined National League North club Gateshead on a loan deal until December 2020.[7] On 4 December 2020, the loan deal was extended until January 2021.[8]
On 31 January 2023, Garner signed for League Two club Barrow for a club-record transfer fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[9][10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 9 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2017–18[13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19[2][14] | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[2][15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[2][16] | League One | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2021–22[2][17] | League One | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 31 | 8 | |
| Total | 46 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 59 | 12 | ||
| Southport (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League North | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| FC United of Manchester (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League North | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| Gateshead (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League North | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1[b] | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 74 | 19 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Gerard Garner at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ a b Echo, Liverpool (24 May 2010). "Gerard Garner smashes Wayne Rooney's all-time leading goalscoring record for Liverpool Schoolboys". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ a b Jamie Lopez (7 August 2017). "Southport sign striker who once scored 73 goals in one season". Southport Visiter. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Ruth Hornby (7 November 2017). "Breaking News: Young Fleetwood striker Gerard Garner joins Brig on loan". Bamber Bridge F.C. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "FC United sign Fleetwood forward Garner on loan". Non-League Daily. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ged Garner joins". Gateshead FC. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Ged Garner extends loan at Gateshead until end of December". Fleetwood Town FC. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Barrow Make Deadline Day Move For Ged Garner". www.barrowafc.com. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Barrow break transfer record to sign Garner". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Ged Garner joins the Shrimps!". www.morecambefc.com.
- ^ "Morecambe sign Barrow striker Garner on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Games played by Gerard Garner in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Gerard Garner in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Gerard Garner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Gerard Garner in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Gerard Garner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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