Joe Garner

Football player infobox
playername = Joe Garner


fullname = Joseph Alan lewis Garner
height = height|metres=1.78
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|4|12
cityofbirth = Blackburn
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Nottingham Forest
clubnumber = "TBA"
position = Striker
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years = 2006-2007
2007
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = Blackburn Rovers
→ Carlisle United (loan)
Carlisle United
Nottingham Forest
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18 0(5)
31 (14)
00 0(0)
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Joseph Alan Garner (born April 12, 1988 in Blackburn) is a professional footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest. He plays as a striker.

Footballing career

Blackburn Rovers

Garner started his career at Blackburn Rovers and playing as a striker played in the same position as his namesake Simon Garner, Blackburn's highest-ever goalscorer and club legend during the 1980's and early 90's. Contrary to some stories, the two are not related. He played for the youth and reserve teams at Ewood Park. Despite not making the breakthrough into the Blackburn Rovers senior squad there was hope that Blackburn Rovers manager, Mark Hughes, would mould his undoubted raw talent into a complete player as he did with David Bentley, Robbie Earnshaw and Morten Gamst Pedersen amongst others. Eventualy the competition for places in the Blackburn line up over the last few years that included Paul Dickov, Paul Gallagher, Shabani Nonda, Craig Bellamy, Benni McCarthy, Roque Santa Cruz, Jason Roberts, Maceo Rigters and several other well known strikers, forced Garner to drop down two divisions and play for a side where he could be sure of playing regular first team football.

Carlisle United

On January 19, 2007, Garner joined Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season. [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/6279597.stm |title=Blackburn striker joins Carlisle |accessdate=2007-04-01 |date=January 19 2007 |work= |publisher=BBC Sport] Garner scored his first ever league goal for Carlisle United at Brunton Park on the 10th February 2006. However Carlisle went on to lose the game 4-1. His record for "United" stands at League 50 appearances, 48 starts, 19 goals, 14 yellow cards and 1 red card - which he received in the 1-1 draw against Huddersfield Town at Brunton Park, where he scored a first half stoppage time goal, got booked and sent off for 'diving' after a tackle from goalkeeper Matt Glennon, a former United player. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6437215.stm |title=Carlisle 1-1 Huddersfield |accessdate=2007-04-01|date=March 17 2007|work=|publisher=BBC Sport] His powerful shot, from well outside the box, at Port Vale on 7 April 2007 was voted goal of the season by United fans. [cite news|url=http://www.carlisleunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10361~38226,00.html |title=Player Profiles - Joe Garner |accessdate=2008-02-12|publisher=Carlisle United FC official site]

On August 10, 2007, Garner joined Carlisle United for a club record fee of £140,000, which could rise to £150,000 if United gain promotion to The Championship. [cite news |url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/6940981.stm|title=Carlisle sign Blackburn's Garner|accessdate=2007-08-10|date=August 10 2007|work=|publisher=BBC Sport] Scottish Premier League side Dundee United were also interested in signing Garner, before he joined Carlisle United. [cite news |url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2007/08/11/sportstory10119873t0.asp|title=Levein hails Killie as a benchmark|accessdate=2007-08-11|date=August 11, 2007|publisher=The Courier]

Nottingham Forest

On July 25, 2008, less than a year after joining Carlisle, Garner was sold to Nottingham Forest for a fee of £1.14m. He signed a four-year contract, keeping him at the Reds until 2012. He will be available from the end of September, as he is still recovering from knee ligament damage, which saw him miss the end of last season. [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/7526117.stm |title= Forest sign Garner from Carlisle |accessdate=July 25 2008 |date=July 25 2008 |work= |publisher=BBC Sport]

England

Garner is an England U19 International. He has never yet played at U21 level.

References

External links

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NAME=Garner, Joseph Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Garner, Joe
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DATE OF BIRTH=April 12, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH=Blackburn, Lancashire, England
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