Glyn Garner

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Glyn Garner
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Personal information
Full name Glyn Garner
Date of birth (1976-12-09) 9 December 1976 (age 45)
Place of birth Pontypool, Wales
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Taff's Well
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Cwmbran Town 2 (0)
1999–2000 Llanelli 28 (0)
2000–2005 Bury 126 (0)
2005–2007 Leyton Orient 86 (0)
2007–2010 Shrewsbury Town 45 (0)
2010 Grays Athletic 12 (0)
2010–2011 Newport County 9 (0)
2011–2013 Bath City 57 (0)
2013–2016 Cirencester Town 129[1] (0)
2016–2017 Merthyr Town
2017 → Cirencester Town (loan) 15[2] (0)
2017 Goytre
2017–2018 Croesyceiliog
2018– Taff's Well
National team
2006 Wales 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:34, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Glyn Garner (born 9 December 1976) is a Welsh international footballer who plays for Taff's Well as a goalkeeper.

Club career[]

Born in Pontypool, Garner started his career at Cwmbran Town before moving to Llanelli.[3]

In 2000, he joined Bury for £5000,[4] where he played over 140 games over five seasons. He turned down a new contract with Bury and joined east London side Leyton Orient in May 2005 on a two-year contract.[5][6] Manager Martin Ling described him as "a big, commanding goalkeeper who is widely rated as one of the best in the lower divisions."[6] He went on to make nearly 100 appearances for Orient. A particular highlight came when Orient knocked Premier League club Fulham out of the 2005-06 FA Cup, a game in which Garner saved a penalty from Collins John to help his side progress.[7]

In May 2007, Garner turned down an extended contract at Leyton Orient to join League Two side Shrewsbury Town as their first choice goalkeeper.[8][9] However, injuries led to Garner falling down the pecking order and having not played for the first team since November 2008, he left the club in January 2010 after reaching a financial agreement over the rest of his contract.[10] He joined Grays Athletic in February 2010 on a free transfer.[11] Garner was released at the end of the 2009–10 season, and subsequently joined Newport County on 15 July 2010.[12] In May 2011 he signed for Bath City. After making a total of 57 league appearances Garner left Bath in January 2013.

He then signed for Southern League South & West Division side Cirencester Town. He made his debut for the club on 12 January 2013 in a 2–2 draw against Cinderford Town.[13] After ending the 2012–13 season with Cirencester he agreed to remain at the club for the 2013��14 campaign. He left Cirencester Town in January 2016 after 151 appearances (including 51 clean sheets) citing the travel involved as his reason. His final game was a 3 nil victory against Stratford Town.[14] He helped the club to promotion as Southern League South & West Division champions and in May 2014 was named Supporters Player of the Year at the Gloucestershire club.[15]

In January 2016, Garner left Cirencester to sign for Merthyr Town.[16] He returned to Cirencester in 2017 on loan, before departing Merthyr at the end of the 2016–17 season.

In August 2017, Garner joined Goytre.[17]

He then played for Croesyceiliog.[18]

Garner played for Taff's Well for the 2018–19 season.[19]

International career[]

Garner has been selected for the Wales national football team squad on two occasions and won an international cap against Trinidad and Tobago in May 2006.[20][21]

Personal life[]

Garner holds a BA Honours in Sports and Leisure Management, having graduated from Swansea Metropolitan University in 1999.[22] He was brought up in Pontypool's neighbouring town of Cwmbran. Garner's idol is Neville Southall and he supports Everton because of this.[23] His move to Newport County in 2010 was also a personal one for Garner, having attended County matches as a supporter at Somerton Park in his early years.[24]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistics – First Team". Cirencester Town F.C.
  2. ^ "Glyn Garner". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Welsh Premier career details for Glyn Garner". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Summer signings: Comprehensive list of Football Transfers". BBC Sport. 12 August 2000. Retrieved 21 February 2010. July 1: Glyn Garner [Llanelli – Bury] Free
  5. ^ "Orient sign Shakers keeper Garner". BBC Sport. 20 May 2005. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  6. ^ a b Buckingham, Mark (20 May 2005). "Keeper heads to Orient". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  7. ^ "Fulham 1–2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  8. ^ Davies, Ross (31 May 2007). "Now give Morris his chance to shine: Garner". East London and West Essex Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  9. ^ "Keeper Glyn garners a move to Shrews". South Wales Echo. 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2010 – via Highbeam Research. Welsh international goalkeeper Glyn Garner has completed a switch from Leyton Orient to Shrewsbury...
  10. ^ "Shrews part with Garner". Sky Sports. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  11. ^ "Grays Athletic sign Garner, Lechmere and Retkoceri". BBC Sport. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  12. ^ "Former Wales keeper on way to Spytty". South Wales Argus. 15 July 2010.
  13. ^ "Honours even as Cirencester Town draw with Cinderford Town". thisisgloucestershire. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Ex-Wales keeper Garner is 'great character'". Gloucestershire Echo. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  15. ^ Hall, Danny (7 May 2014). "Cirencester Town fans make their point to popular keeper Glyn Garner". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  16. ^ "Ex-Wales Keeper Joins Martyrs". Pitchero Non-League. 18 January 2016.
  17. ^ Daley, Terry (18 August 2017). "One-cap keeper Garner returns to Gwent with Goytre". South Wales Argus.
  18. ^ "Glyn Garner". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Glyn Garner: The goalkeeper who made Wales debut in same game as Gareth Bale". 15 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Garner delight at Wales summons". BBC Sport. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  21. ^ "Wales 2–1 Trinidad & Tobago". BBC Sport. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  22. ^ "Goalkeeper Glyn Garner recalls Swansea student days". News Wales. 26 January 2006. Archived from the original on 12 April 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  23. ^ "Glyn Garner". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  24. ^ "Born to be an Exile – Garner ready for County challenge". South Wales Argus. 22 July 2010.

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