Scott Garner

Scott John Garner (born 20 September 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Scott Garner
Garner playing for Boston United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Scott John Garner
Date of birth (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989[1]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2008 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Leicester City 0 (0)
2008 → Ilkeston Town (loan) ? (?)
2009–2010 Mansfield Town 51 (6)
2010–2012 Grimsby Town 31 (3)
2011 → Alfreton Town (loan) 9 (1)
2012–2014 Cambridge United 5 (0)
2012–2013 → Lincoln City (loan) 15 (0)
2013–2014 → Boston United (loan) 40 (7)
2014–2016 Boston United 85 (9)
2016–2018 FC Halifax Town 57 (3)
2018–2020 Guiseley 39 (2)
2020–2022 Boston United 45 (3)
2022 Alfreton Town 0 (0)
Total 377 (29)
International career
2009–2011 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:19, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

He has previously played for Leicester City, Ilkeston Town, Mansfield Town, Grimsby Town, Alfreton Town, Cambridge United, Lincoln City, FC Halifax Town and Guiseley.

Club career

Leicester City

Born in Coventry, West Midlands, Garner began his career at Leicester City, signing a professional contract at the end of the 2007–08 season.[2] On 21 October 2008, Garner was loaned, initially for one month and later extended, to non-league side Ilkeston Town, managed by David Holdsworth.[3][4]

Mansfield Town

When Holdsworth was later appointed Mansfield Town manager, he signed Garner on a free transfer from Leicester on 8 January 2009.[5]

Within his first few games for the Stags, Garner had won the Conference National Player of the Month award for January.[6] In the four games he played over the month, Mansfield were unbeaten, conceding just one goal, with Garner scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory over Eastbourne Borough. A day after receiving the award, Garner was sent off for the first time in his career against York City. He captained the side, at the age of just 19, in a 2–0 win over Altrincham in April, scoring the opening goal.[7]

In the 2009–10 season, in the absence of club captain Gary Mills, Garner regularly took over the captain's armband.[8]

Grimsby Town
Garner playing for Grimsby Town in 2010

Garner signed for newly relegated Conference team Grimsby Town on a two-year contract on 7 July 2010.[9] After struggling to make an impact at Grimsby he was loaned too Alfreton Town on 8 February 2011.[10] On 29 March 2011, Grimsby's new managerial team of Paul Hurst and Rob Scott recalled Garner to the Grimsby team following a defensive injury crisis.[11] After playing 31 times in two years, Garner was told on 27 April 2012 that he no longer had a future at the club and was subsequently released.[12]

Cambridge United

Following his release from The Mariners earlier in the close season, Garner was offered deals by several clubs. On 13 June 2012, he chose to sign a two-year contract with Cambridge United.[13] Having struggled to hold down a first team place at Cambridge, Garner joined Lincoln City on a two-month loan on 6 October 2012.[14]

Non-League

In July 2013, Garner signed for Boston United on a long-term loan.[15] He went on to play for FC Halifax Town before signing with Guiseley on 13 June 2018.[16] Having returned for a second spell with Boston United in 2020, Garner joined Alfreton Town in June 2022.[17]

On 2 August 2022, after completing pre-season with Alfreton, Garner announced he was retiring from football. [18]

International career

Garner was named in the England C squad to play Hungary under-23's on 15 September 2009. He captained the side in a 1–1 draw.[19] He was also named in the squad to play Poland under-23's in November 2009, though club commitments at Mansfield prevented him from playing the game.[20]

On 12 May 2011 Garner and fellow Grimsby defender Rob Atkinson were called up for England C duty to play against Portugal on the 19th.

Career statistics
As of match played 25 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mansfield Town 2008–09[21] Conference Premier 20400—00204
2009–10[22] 31221—00333
Mansfield total 516210000537
Grimsby Town 2010–11[23] Conference Premier 17020—1[lower-alpha 1]0200
2011–12[23] 14300—2[lower-alpha 1]0163
Grimsby total 313200030363
Alfreton Town (loan) 2010–11[23] Conference North 9100—0091
Cambridge United 2012–13[23] Conference Premier 5010—0060
Lincoln City (loan) 2012–13[23] Conference Premier 15000—1[lower-alpha 1]0160
Boston United 2013–14[23] Conference North 40700—2[lower-alpha 1]0427
2014–15[23] 41700—2[lower-alpha 1]0437
2015–16[23] National League North 44200—00442
Boston total 1251600004012916
FC Halifax Town 2016–17[23] National League North 40251—00453
2017–18[23] National League 17110—00181
Halifax total 573610000634
Career total 29329112008031231
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "Profiles". Mansfield Town F.C. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  2. "Garner Pens Professional Deal". Leicester City F.C. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  3. "Garner leaves Foxes for Ilkeston". BBC Sport. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. "Garner extends stay at Ilkeston". BBC Sport. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  5. "Holdsworth makes double signing". BBC Sport. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  6. "Mansfield's Garner claims award". BBC Sport. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  7. "Garner proud to captain Mansfield". BBC Sport. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  8. "Studious Garner eager to aid Stags' progress". Nottingham Evening Post. Harmsworth Printing. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  9. "Grimsby Town | News | Latest News | Latest News | Town Sign Stags Defender". Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  10. Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  11. This is Grimsby (29 March 2011). "GRIMSBY Town will be without four first-team defenders for tonight's visit of Darlington (7.45pm). | Grimsby Telegraph". Thisisgrimsby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  13. "Everything's Garner Be Alright". Cambridge United FC. 13 June 2012.
  14. JohnPakey (5 November 2012). "Lincoln City sign Scott Garner on loan from Cambridge United | Lincolnshire Echo". Thisislincolnshire.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  15. "Greene clinches Garner coup – Boston United Football Club". Bostonunited.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  16. "Guiseley sign Scott Garner from Halifax | Bradford Telegraph and Argus".
  17. . Duffy, Mark (22 June 2022). "Alfreton Town sign former Mansfield Town, Grimsby Town and Boston United defender plus Guiseley youngster". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  18. "Scott Garner Retires".
  19. "Stags trio star for England". Nottingham Evening Post. Harmsworth Printing. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  20. "Garner: Now Stags must finish the job". Nottingham Evening Post. Harmsworth Printing. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  21. "Games played by Scott Garner in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  22. "Games played by Scott Garner in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  23. Scott Garner at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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