Anthony Gerrard
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Gerrard[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2004-2005 | → Walsall (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Walsall | 155 | (7) |
| 2009– | Cardiff City | 56 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Hull City (loan) | 42 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2012(UTC) | |||
Anthony Gerrard (born 6 February 1986) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays for Cardiff City as a defender. He is the cousin of Liverpool player Steven Gerrard.[2]
Club career
Early career
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Gerrard came through the youth academy at local side Everton. Whilst he was at Everton he was sent out on loan for a month to Accrington Stanley in September 2004.[3]
Walsall (loan)
Later the same season, he was sent out on loan once again, this time to Paul Merson's Walsall.[4] He impressed there and surprisingly was released by Everton at the end of the 2004–05 season. He signed for the Saddlers alongside Everton youth teammate Danny Fox.
Walsall
Gerrard's first full season for the club was mixed as, while his individual performances earned him the Player of the Year award, the club suffered relegation to League Two. However, under new manager Richard Money, Gerrard was part of the team which won the following season's League Two title in 2007.
A series of impressive performances in Walsall's first season back in League One led to a bid for Gerrard from Southampton in the summer of 2008. After the bid was rejected Gerrard made a transfer request.[5]
Cardiff City
On 2 July 2009, Gerrard signed for Championship side Cardiff City, a week after an offer of £200,000 was rejected from Scunthorpe United.[6][7] At the start of the season, Gerrard was chosen as first choice centre-back, alongside club captain Mark Hudson and went on to make his League debut for the Bluebirds against Scunthorpe United in the first League match at the Cardiff City Stadium, as Cardiff went on to win 4–0. His first goal came on 20 October 2009 against Coventry City during a 2–0 victory.[8] Gerrard made his 200th club appearance in a 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest on 1 November 2009.
Hull City (loan)
Out of favour at the start of the 2010–11 season behind Gábor Gyepes and Hudson, Gerrard joined Hull City on 31 August 2010 on a season long loan. One provision of the move allowed Gerrard to play against Cardiff in the forthcoming clash between the two teams, in exchange for Seyi Olofinjana, on loan from Hull to Cardiff, to be allowed to turn out for the Bluebirds.[9] Gerrard scored his first goal for the club in the 2–2 draw against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on 27 November 2010.[10] On 12 February 2011, he scored his second goal, a header from a Andy Dawson corner, in the 1–0 win against Preston North End at the KC Stadium.[11] Gerrard scored his 3rd goal of the season against Derby County, which proved to be the winning goal of the match, with the game ending 1–0 to Hull City at Pride Park.[12] His fourth goal for the East Riding of Yorkshire club came in the 2–4 home defeat to Middlesbrough after a long range free-kick.[13] He scored his fifth goal of the season at the KC Stadium against Crystal Palace.[14]
On 9 May 2011, it was announced that Gerrard had been named by Hull City's fans as their player of the season for the 2010–11 season.[15] The following day, Gerrard returned to Cardiff, but was unable to play in the play-offs but resumed training with the club.[16]
Return to Cardiff City
Upon his return to Cardiff, Dave Jones had been sacked and Malky Mackay had been put in place. Gerrard started two pre-season games against Celtic and Bournemouth before receiving a concussion within 4 minutes against Bournemouth. Gerrard returned to Cardiff City starting line up on the opening day of the season.[17] His first goal of the season came in as the opener in a 2-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers. New signing Ben Turner managed to keep Gerrard out of the squad but an injury to captain Mark Hudson meant he was reinstated in the squad. A second goal came against Blackburn Rovers in the League Cup, on 29 November 2011, which was also his first ever goal in the competition.
International career
Gerrard qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his grandparents. He had represented the Republic of Ireland's under-18 team earlier in his career. On 4 March 2011, Gerrard pledged his allegiance to the Republic of Ireland and said "I pledged my allegiance to the Republic and I would love the chance to play for the senior squad."[18]
In April 2011, Gerrard received full clearance to play for the Republic of Ireland.[19]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| Everton | 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2004–05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Walsall (loan) | 2004–05 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Walsall | 2005–06 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| 2008–09 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Subtotal | 168 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 188 | 7 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2009–10 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Hull City (loan) | 2010–11 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | |
| Cardiff City | 2011-12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Total | 266 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 301 | 16 | ||
Last updated 11 February 2012.
Honours
Club
- Walsall
- Football League Two Winner: 1
- 2006–07
Individual
- Walsall Player of the year: 2
- 2005–06, 2007–08
- Hull City Player of the year: 1
- 2010-11
Personal life
Gerrard and his wife Laura have 2 sons, Harry, born in 2009 and Georgie Born July 2011.[20]
Gerrard was also the cousin of Jon-Paul Gilhooley, who was the youngest of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989. Anthony Gerrard's cousin is Liverpool FC midfielder Steven Gerrard.
References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 232. ISBN 1852916656.
- ^ "Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ "Gerrard loaned to Stanley". BBC Sport. 2004-09-06. Retrieved 2004-09-06.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Saddlers bring in Joachim on loan". BBC Sport. 2005-03-24. Retrieved 2005-03-24.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Gerrard hands in transfer request". BBC Sport. 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ "Gerrard signs". Cardiff City F.C. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Anthony Gerrard signs for Cardiff City". Western Mail. 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Cardiff 2–0 Coventry". BBC Sport. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Gez To Hull Means Seyi Can Play". Cardiff City F.C. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 2 – 2 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Hull 1 – 0 Preston". BBC Sport. BBC. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Derby 0 – 1 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ "Hull 2 – 4 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Hull 1 – 1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Gerrard Named Player Of The Year". Hull City A.F.C. Hull City A.F.C. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Player of the Season Gerrard, back with the Bluebirds". Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City F.C. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "West Ham 0 - 1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Gerrard eyes Ireland call". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Gerrard cleared for Ireland call". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Cardiff City new boy Anthony Gerrard looking to score". Western Mail. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
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External links
- Anthony Gerrard at Soccerbase