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Martin Garratt Personal information Full name Martin Blake George Garratt[1] Date of birth 22 February 1980 [2] Place of birth York, England Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] Playing position Defender, midfielder Youth career 1996–1998 York City Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2000 York City 45 (1) 2000 Mansfield Town 6 (0) 2000 St Patrick's Athletic 3 (0) 2000–2001 Lincoln City 2 (0) 2001 → Hednesford Town (loan) 2 (0) 2002 North Ferriby United ? (?) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Martin Blake George Garratt (born 22 February 1980) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Career
Born in York, North Yorkshire, Garratt grew up in Middlesbrough and he joined the York City youth system in 1996, turning professional in 1998.[4] He made his first team debut in a 3–0 defeat to Preston North End on 8 August 1998.[5] He finished the 1998–99 season with 44 appearances and one goal.[6] He trained with Leeds United after the end of the season.[4] He was sacked by York after experiencing personal problems and he was signed by Mansfield Town in 2000.[2][4] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Barnet and he finished the 1999–2000 season with six appearances for Mansfield.[7][8] He went on to play for Irish team St Patrick's Athletic, where he made three appearances,[3] before returning to England with Lincoln City in December.[9] He made his debut in a 3–1 victory over Blackpool in the Football League Trophy on 9 January 2001.[10] After making two further appearances for Lincoln he joined Football Conference team Hednesford Town on loan in March.[2][3] He made his debut in a 4–2 defeat to Doncaster Rovers and he finished the loan spell with two appearances.[11][12] He joined North Ferriby United in August 2002.[13]
Style of play
Described as a "skilful left sided player",[4] he was able to play as a left midfielder and a left back.[3] York manager Alan Little said of him: "He's like a stream train. He just keeps going. His ability to get about the park has been amazing".[14]
Personal life
As of April 2008, he is under an Anti-Social Behaviour Order in Middlesbrough.[15]
References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 229. ISBN 1852916656.
- ^ a b c "Martin Garratt". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=14510. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ a b c d "Martin Garratt". Playerhistory. http://playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=69027. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ a b c d "Martin Garratt (Midfield)". Evening Press. 2000-05-04. http://archive.yorkpress.co.uk/2000/5/4/316940.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Preston 3 (2) - 0 (0) York". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=251289. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "York 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=128&teamid=2910. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Mansfield 0 (0) - 1 (0) Barnet". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=280301. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Mansfield 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=129&teamid=1723. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Lincoln in double signing". BBC Sport. 2000-12-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/1092661.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Lincoln City 3-1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 2001-01-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1106856.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Hednesford 2-4 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 2001-03-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/1238659.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Hednesford 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=130&teamid=1210. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "North Ferriby signings". Non-League Daily. 2002-08-06. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=5205. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Full steam ahead". Evening Press. 1999-01-22. http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/1999/1/22/325186.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "ASBO: Martin Garratt". Cleveland Police. http://www.cleveland.police.uk/advice-information/Martin-Garratt.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
External links
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from York
- People from Middlesbrough
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Association football utility players
- York City F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Hednesford Town F.C. players
- North Ferriby United A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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