Gerard Garner

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Gerard Garner
Personal information
Full name Gerard Garner[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 19
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)
2023–2025 Barrow 50 (7)
2024 → Morecambe (loan) 16 (4)
2025 → Morecambe (loan) 8 (2)
2025– Newport County 14 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:22, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

Gerard Garner (born 2 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Newport County.

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 and again in February 2025.

Early life

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Born in Liverpool, Garner attended Our Lady & St Swithin's Primary School in Croxteth.[3]

Career

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As 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]

In January 2024 he moved on loan to Morecambe.[11][12] He returned on loan to Morecambe in February 2025.[13]

On 7 May 2025, Barrow announced the player would be leaving in June when his contract expired.[14]

Garner signed a two year contract with Newport County on 19 June 2025, with effect from 1 July 2025.[15] He made his debut for Newport in the EFL Cup preliminary round win against Barnet on 29 July 2025.[16] Garner scored his first goal for Newport on 2 August 2025 in the EFL League Two 1-1 draw against Notts County, on his league debut.[17]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fleetwood Town 2017–18[18] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[19] League One 1 0 1 1 0 0 3[a] 0 5 1
2019–20[20] League One 0 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 3 0
2020–21[21] League One 17 3 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 20 3
2021–22[22] League One 28 7 1 0 0 0 2[a] 1 31 8
2022–23[23] League One 14 1 3 1 2 1 1[a] 0 20 3
Total 60 11 6 2 3 1 10 1 79 15
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
Barrow 2022–23[23] League Two 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
2023–24[24] League Two 18 2 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 23 2
2024–25[25] League Two 16 3 1 0 3 1 2[a] 0 22 4
Total 50 7 3 0 4 1 4 0 61 8
Morecambe (loan) 2023–24[24] League Two 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4
Morecambe (loan) 2024–25[25] League Two 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Newport County 2025–26 League Two 14 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 18 2
Career total 162 32 11 2 8 2 16 2 197 39
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

References

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