Gerard Garner (born 2 November 1998) is an English professional
footballer who plays as a
forward
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for
Barrow
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* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
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* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
.
Garner began his career with
Fleetwood Town
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, spending loan spells in non-league at
Southport,
Bamber Bridge,
FC United of Manchester and
Gateshead
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. He moved to
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
in January 2023 for a club record fee, moving on loan to
Morecambe
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Name
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in January 2024.
Early life
Born in
Liverpool, Garner attended Our Lady & St Swithin's Primary School in Croxteth.
Career
As an 11 year old Garner scored 76 goals in a season, breaking a record previously held by
Wayne Rooney.
Beginning his career with
Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed ...
, Garner spent loan spells at
Southport in August 2017,
in November 2017, and
FC United of Manchester in March 2018.
On 25 October 2020, Garner joined
National League North club
Gateshead
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on a loan deal until December 2020. On 4 December 2020, the loan deal was extended until January 2021.
On 31 January 2023, Garner signed for League Two club
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
for a club-record transfer fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
In January 2024 he moved on loan to
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
Name
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...
.
Career statistics
References
1998 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Fleetwood Town F.C. players
Southport F.C. players
Bamber Bridge F.C. players
F.C. United of Manchester players
Gateshead F.C. players
Barrow A.F.C. players
Morecambe F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Northern Premier League players
Footballers from Liverpool
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