Gerard Garner

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

Gerard Garner

Personal information
Full name	Gerard Garner[1]
Date of birth	(1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 26)[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
0000–2017	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	50	(7)
2024	→ Morecambe (loan)	16	(4)
2025	→ Morecambe (loan)	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 2 April 2025 (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 and again in February 2025.

Early life

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

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 April 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[15]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19[16]	League One	1	0	1	1	0	0	3[a]	0	5	1
	2019–20[17]	League One	0	0	1	0	0	0	2[a]	0	3	0
	2020–21[18]	League One	17	3	0	0	1	0	2[a]	0	20	3
	2021–22[19]	League One	28	7	1	0	0	0	2[a]	1	31	8
	2022–23[20]	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[20]	League Two	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	2
	2023–24[21]	League Two	18	2	2	0	1	0	2[a]	0	23	2
	2024–25[22]	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[21]	League Two	16	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	4
Morecambe (loan)	2024–25[22]	League Two	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
Career total			148	30	9	2	7	2	15	2	179	37

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in FA Trophy