| Gerard Garner | |
| Full Name: | Gerard Garner[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Height: | 1.88m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Barrow |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fleetwood Town |
| Years1: | 2017–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps1: | 60 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Southport (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Bamber Bridge (loan) |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → FC United of Manchester (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Gateshead (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Barrow |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2024 |
| Clubs7: | → Morecambe (loan) |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 13:40, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Gerard Garner (born 2 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Barrow.
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.
Born in Liverpool, Garner attended Our Lady & St Swithin's Primary School in Croxteth.[2]
As an 11 year old Garner scored 76 goals in a season, breaking a record previously held by Wayne Rooney.[2]
Beginning his career with Fleetwood Town, Garner spent loan spells at Southport in August 2017,[3] Bamber Bridge in November 2017,[4] and FC United of Manchester in March 2018.[5]
On 25 October 2020, Garner joined National League North club Gateshead on a loan deal until December 2020.[6] On 4 December 2020, the loan deal was extended until January 2021.[7]
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.[8] [9]
In January 2024 he moved on loan to Morecambe.[10] [11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | League One | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | League One | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 8 | ||
| Total | 46 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 59 | 12 | |||
| Southport (loan) | 2017–18 | National League North | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| FC United of Manchester (loan) | 2017–18 | National League North | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Gateshead (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 60 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 74 | 19 | |||