16
Youth
Appearances
8
Youth
Goals
42
Reserve Appearances
20
Reserve
Goals
46
Senior
Appearances
1
Senior
Goals
Gary Gardner
First Team
Midfielder
Gary Gardner
Role
M Gary Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #840 |
Position
Born
Midfield
26 June 1992
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
Solihull ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
(6ย ft 1 in) 1.86ย m
Right
Transfer Notes
Transfer In
Transfer In:
2008-09
Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Youth
1 July 2008
16
Alex McLeish ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Transfer Out
Transfer Out:
2018-19
Birmingham ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Exchange
30 June 2019
27
Dean Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Previous Clubs
Gary Gardner
Previous Clubs:
-2008 Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Loans Out
Gary Gardner
Loans Out:
2011 Coventry City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
24 Nov 2011 to 24 Dec 2011
Championship, ๐ 4 | 4 (0) | โฝ 1 |
2014 Sheffield Wednesday ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
12 Feb 2014 to 13 Mar 2014
Championship, ๐ 4 | 4 (0) | โฝ 0 |
2014 Brighton & Hove Albion ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
26 Aug 2014 to 31 Dec 2014
Championship, ๐ 20 | 15 (5) | โฝ 2 |
2015 Nottingham Forest ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
9 Jan 2015 to 4 May 2015
Championship, ๐ 18 | 16 (2) | โฝ 4 |
2016 Nottingham Forest ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
8 Jan 2016 to 31 May 2016
Championship, ๐ 22 | 20 (2) | โฝ 2 |
2017-18 Barnsley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
31 Aug 2017 to 31 May 2018
Championship, ๐ 30 | 29 (1) | โฝ 2 |
2018-19 Birmingham City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
9 Aug 2018 to 30 Jun 2019
Championship, ๐ 42 | 41 (1) | โฝ 2 |
Subsequent Clubs
Gary Gardner
Subsequent Clubs:
2019-24 Birmingham City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship, ๐ 142 | โ
92 | ๐ (50) | โฝ 13 |
2024-25 Cambridge United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐ 0 | โ
0 | ๐ (0) | โฝ 0 |
2025- Without Club
Career Progression
Gary Gardner
2008-11 Aston Villa u18s
2011-18 Aston Villa First Team
Peak Villa
First Team
Youth Career
Gary Gardner
16
Youth
Appearances
8
Youth
Goals
2009-10 FAYC ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 4 | ๐บ0 |
2008-09 u18PAL ๐ 14 | โ
11 | ๐ 3 | โฝ 4 | ๐บ 0 |
Excludes any Youth League appearances made between 2009 and 2014.
Reserve Career
Gary Gardner
42
Reserve Appearances
20
Reserve
Goals
2015-16 u21 PL ๐ 1 | โ
1 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
2014-15 u21 PL ๐ 1 | โ
1 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
2013-14 u21 PL ๐ 3 | โ
3 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
2012-13 u21 PL ๐ 3 | โ
3 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ0 |
2011-12 PRL ๐ 10 | โ
10 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ 3 | ๐บ0 |
2010-11 PRL ๐ 9 | โ
9 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐บ0 |
2009-10 PRL ๐ 5 | โ
2 | ๐ 3 | โฝ 1 | ๐บ1 |
2008-09 PRL ๐ 5 | โ
2 | ๐ 3 | โฝ 2 | ๐บ2 |
2011-12 NextGen ๐ 5 | โ
5 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐บ0 |
First Team Career
Gary Gardner
46
Senior
Appearances
1
Senior
Goals
M Gary Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 2011-18 | Youth |
๐ 46 | 25 (21) | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 31 | #840 |
๐ฉ 18 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 15 |
Cards ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 0 |
Squad Honours
Gary Gardner
๐ 2008-09 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐ฅ 2009-10 FA Youth Cup Finalist
๐ 2009-10 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐ 2011-12 Premier Reserve League Champion
๐ฅ 2015-16 Premier League 2 Play Off Finalist
PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup
u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup
Reserve & Youth Appearances
Gary Gardner
๐ฉ 29 Sep 2008 Arsenal 1-4 Villa
Reserves
2008-09
FA Premier Reserve League
๐ฉ 10 Mar 2009 Villa 6-1 Portsmouth
Reserves
2008-09
FA Premier Reserve League
๐ฉ 20 Apr 2009 Villa 2-1 Fulham
Reserves
2008-09
FA Premier Reserve League
๐ฉ 27 Apr 2009 Villa 2-0 Albion
Reserves
2008-09
FA Premier Reserve League
๐ฉ 21 May 2009 Villa 3-1 Sunderland
Reserves
2008-09
FA Premier Reserve League Play-Off Final
๐ฉ 1 Sep 2009 Villa 2-1 West Ham
Reserves
2009-10
FA Premier Reserve League (South)
๐จ 7 Oct 2009 Villa 1-1 Wolves
Reserves
2009-10
FA Premier Reserve League (South)
๐จ 19 Oct 2009 Stoke 0-0 Villa
Reserves
2009-10
FA Premier Reserve League (South)
๐จ 5 Nov 2009 Birmingham 3-3 Villa
Reserves
2009-10
FA Premier Reserve League (South)
๐ฉ 25 Nov 2009 Arsenal 1-2 Villa
Reserves
2009-10
FA Premier Reserve League (South)
๐ฉ 9 Dec 2009 Villa 4-0 Rochdale
Youth
2009-10
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round
๐ฉ 14 Jan 2010 Albion 0-2 Villa
Youth
2009-10
FA Youth Cup 4th Round
๐ฉ 10 Jan 2011 Villa 10-1 Arsenal
Reserves
2010-11
Premier Reserve League South
๐จ 21 Feb 2011 Villa 2-2 Chelsea
Reserves
2010-11
Premier Reserve League South
๐ฅ 28 Feb 2011 Wolves 3-1 Villa
Reserves
2010-11
Premier Reserve League South
๐ฅ 8 Mar 2011 Wigan 1-0 Villa
Reserves
2010-11
Premier Reserve League South (North A)
๐ฅ 14 Mar 2011 Villa 1-2 Everton
Reserves
2010-11
Premier Reserve League South (North B)
๐ฉ 4 Apr 2011 Villa 3-1 Liverpool
Reserves
2010-11
Premier Reserve League South (North B)
๐จ 12 Apr West Ham 0-0 Villa
Reserves
2010-11
Premier Reserve League South
๐ฉ 19 Apr 2011 Albion 0-2 Villa
Reserves
2010-11
Premier Reserve League South
๐ฅ 26 Apr 2011 Chelsea 2-1 Villa
Reserves
2010-11
Premier Reserve League South
๐จ 29 Aug 2011 Villa 1-1 Wigan
Reserves
2011-12
Premier Reserve League (South)
๐ฅ 13 Sep 2011 Everton 2-1 Villa
Reserves
2011-12
Premier Reserve League (South)
๐ฉ 21 Sep 2011 Villa 3-1 Bolton
Reserves
2011-12
Premier Reserve League (South)
๐ฉ 28 Sep 2011 Villa 4-0 Fenerbahรงe S.K.
Reserves
2011-12
NextGen Series Group 3
๐จ 18 Oct 2011 Norwich 1-1 Villa
Reserves
2011-12
Premier Reserve League (South)
๐ฉ 26 Oct 2011 Fenerbahรงe S.K. 1-2 Villa
Reserves
2011-12
NextGen Series Group 3
๐ฉ 2 Nov 2011 Villa 4-1 Rosenborg BK
Reserves
2011-12
NextGen Series Group 3
๐ฉ 15 Nov 2011 Albion 0-3 Villa
Reserves
2011-12
Premier Reserve League (South)
๐ฉ 22 Nov 2011 Villa 3-0 Ajax
Reserves
2011-12
NextGen Series Group 3
๐จ 11 Jan 2012 Arsenal 1-1 Villa
Reserves
2011-12
Premier Reserve League (South)
๐ฉ 17 Jan 2012 Villa 7-1 Wolves
Reserves
2011-12
Premier Reserve League (South)
๐ฅ 25 Jan 2015 Villa 1-2 Marseille
Reserves
2011-12
NextGen Series Quarter Final
๐ฉ 7 Feb 2012 Villa 3-0 Fulham
Reserves
2011-12
Premier Reserve League (South)
๐ฉ 5 Mar 2012 Villa 4-0 Newcastle
Reserves
2011-12
Premier Reserve League (South)
๐จ 10 May 2012 United p0-0 Villa
Reserves
2011-12
Premier Reserve League North/South Shield
๐ฉ 22 Aug 2012 Villa 3-0 Stoke
Reserves
2012-13
u21 Premier League Group 2
๐ฅ 21 Apr 2013 Fulham 2-0 Villa
Reserves
2012-13
u21 Premier League Qualification Group Tier 1
๐จ 29 Apr 2013 Villa 0-0 Everton
Reserves
2012-13
u21 Premier League Qualification Group Tier 1
๐ฅ 12 Aug 2013 West Ham 3-0 Villa
Reserves
2013-14
u21 Premier League
๐ฉ 16 Dec 2023 Wolves 0-2 Villa
Reserves
2013-14
u21 Premier League
๐ฅ 3 Feb 2014 Villa 0-2 Reading
Reserves
2013-14
u21 Premier League
๐ฉ 18 May 2015 Villa 1-0 Brighton
Reserves
2014-15
u21 Premier League Division Two
๐ฅ 7 Nov 2015 Newcastle 2-0 Villa
Reserves
2015-16
u21 Premier League Division 2