Anthony Gardner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Derek Gardner | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Stone, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Port Vale | 41 | (4) |
| 2000–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | 114 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Everton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Hull City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Hull City | 32 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Crystal Palace | 28 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | (0) |
| Total | 285 | (7) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Anthony Derek Gardner (born 19 September 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played once for England and was bought and sold for millions of pounds in the domestic transfer market. However, his career was dogged with injuries, limiting his appearances.
Starting his career with Port Vale in 1998, within two years he earned a £1 million move to Tottenham Hotspur. He spent eight years at the Premier League club, making 142 appearances in all competitions. In 2008. he spent time on loan at both Everton and Hull City, before signing permanently with the latter that summer for £2.5 million. He spent the 2010–11 season on loan at Crystal Palace, before joining the club permanently the next season. He signed with Sheffield Wednesday in June 2012, and stayed with the club for two years.
Born in Stone, Staffordshire, Gardner started his career with First Division club Port Vale, signing his first professional contract on 31 July 1998. He made his first-team debut under John Rudge in October of the 1998–99 season. He scored his first senior goal on 1 May 1999, in a 2–0 win over Queens Park Rangers. He made 15 league appearances in 1998–99.
He made 29 appearances in 1999–2000 under new manager Brian Horton, scoring goals at Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United. At the end of the season, Vale were relegated into the Second Division, but by that time Gardner had already left the club.
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