Luke Garrard
 Garrard as manager of Boreham Wood in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Garrard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Swindon Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2005 | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| 2005 | Boreham Wood | ||
| 2005–2006 | Northwood | ||
| 2006–2010 | AFC Wimbledon | 98 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | ||
| 2010–2015 | Boreham Wood | 140 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015– | Boreham Wood | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:09, 10 May 2015 (UTC) | |||
Luke Garrard (born 22 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer who manages National League club Boreham Wood.
Career
Garrard started his career as a trainee at Tottenham Hotspur but was released as a schoolboy.[2] He went on to sign as an apprentice for Swindon Town, making his professional league debut against Oldham Athletic on 26 April 2003.[3] Between 2002 and 2005, Garrard made 17 appearances for Swindon,[4] before being released on 19 April 2005.[5]
Garrard went on to have spells with Bishop's Stortford, Boreham Wood and Northwood, before joining AFC Wimbledon in March 2006.[6]
A popular figure with Wimbledon's fans, he made over 100 appearances for the club,[7] mainly in a right side defensive role, but in November 2008 Garrard picked up an injury during training that kept him out for the rest of that season. From the start of the 2009–10 season, he made only occasional appearances for the team and eventually in January 2010, he was allowed to re-join Boreham Wood after his request for regular first team football could not be guaranteed.
On 14 October 2015, Garrard was appointed manager, following the resignation of Ian Allinson, making him the youngest boss in all of England's top five divisions.[8]
Honours
AFC Wimbledon
- Conference South: 2008–09[7][9]
- Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs: 2008[7][9]
Individual
- AFC Wimbledon Young Player of the Year: 2006–07[7]
References
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 163. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ^ "Match Preview: Boreham Wood vs Brentford". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Garrard in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Luke Garrard at Soccerbase
- ^ Swindon Town FC website – Luke Garrard page Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AFC Wimbledon Official Site, Luke Garrard player profile Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "AFC Wimbledon | Player Profile | Luke Garrard". wimbledonheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Luke Garrard: Boreham Wood promote assistant to manager". 14 October 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ a b AFC Wimbledon F.C. at the Football Club History Database
External links
- Luke Garrard at Soccerbase (Swindon Town)
- Luke Garrard at Soccerbase (AFC Wimbledon & Boreham Wood)
- Luke Garrard management career statistics at Soccerbase
- 1985 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Bishop's Stortford F.C. players
- Northwood F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- Boreham Wood F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Isthmian League players
- Southern Football League players
- English football managers
- Boreham Wood F.C. managers
- National League (English football) managers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Barnet