Andy Garner

Football player infobox
playername= Andy Garner


fullname = Andrew Garner
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1966|3|8
cityofbirth = Stonebroom
countryofbirth = England
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position = Midfielder/Centre forward (retired)
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years = 1983-1988
1988-1992
1992-1997
1997-2005
clubs = Derby County
Blackpool
Gresley Rovers
Burton Albion
Career
caps(goals) = 071 (17)
160 (37)
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00? 0(?)
231 (54)
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Andrew "Andy" Garner (born March 8, 1966 in Stonebroom, Derbyshire) is a retired English professional football player. He is now first-team coach at Burton Albion.

Garner began his career as an apprentice with Derby County in 1983. He scored some vital goals in the Rams' Division Three promotion season of 1985-86. He possessed excellent ball skills for quite a tall player and could always score goals.

In August 1988, Garner joined Sam Ellis's Blackpool for £75,000. He made his debut on opening day, August 27, in a 1-1 draw at Chester City. Jimmy Mullen took over the manager's seat for the following season and moved Garner into a central-midfield position, where he went on to enjoy more success in a partnership with Paul Groves, although he couldn't help the Seasiders avoid relegation to the Football League's basement division.

After Blackpool's failure in the Division Four playoff final of 1991, Garner was the subject of intense transfer speculation, and it seemed almost certain that he would leave for pastures new. However, the proposed move fell through and he remained at the club for another season, which saw another Wembley playoff final, this time ending in success for Blackpool.

Garner managed to make only seven appearances during the 1992-93 season before joining Gresley Rovers.

Honours

Derby County
*Division Three promotion: 1985-86
*Division Two championship: 1986-87

Blackpool
*Division Four play-off winner: 1991-92

Gresley Rovers
*Dr. Marten's Premier League championship: 1996-97

References

*cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| coauthors= | title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | location= | year=1992 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-873626-07-X

External links

* [http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/squad_detail.asp?sUID=19 Profile at Burton Albion's official website]
* [http://www.burtonalbion.com/Squad/andy_garner.htm Profile at Burton Albion.com]
* [http://www.bsaweb.info/HallOfFame/80s.aspx Garner at the BSA Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=15430 Garner's profile at soccerbase.com]