{{short description|English footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use British English|date=May 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gary Gardner | image = Gary Gardner Jan 2022.png | image_size = | caption = Gardner playing for Birmingham City in 2022 | fullname = Gary Gardner<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa |publisher=English Football League |page=2 |access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|29|df=y}}<ref name=AVFCProfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/players/g/g/gary-gardner |title=Gary Gardner |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |access-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411193326/https://www.avfc.co.uk/players/g/g/gary-gardner |archive-date=11 April 2019}}</ref> | birth_place = Solihull,<ref name=AVFCProfile/> England | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/teams/mens-team/player/gary-gardner |title=Gary Gardner |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref> | position = Central midfielder | youthyears1 = 2005–2011 | youthclubs1 = Aston Villa | years1 = 2011–2019 | clubs1 = Aston Villa | caps1 = 42 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = → Coventry City (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = → Nottingham Forest (loan) | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = → Nottingham Forest (loan) | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = → Barnsley (loan) | caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = → Birmingham City (loan) | caps8 = 40 | goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2019–2024 | clubs9 = Birmingham City | caps9 = 130 | goals9 = 13 | years10 = 2024–2025 | clubs10= Cambridge United | caps10= 0 | goals10 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = England U17 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2009–2011 | nationalteam2 = England U19 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2009 | nationalteam3 = England U20 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam4 = England U21 | nationalcaps4 = 5 | nationalgoals4 = 2 | club-update = 10:26, 10 May 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }} '''Gary Gardner''' (born 29 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder and was last at EFL League One side Cambridge United.
A product of the Aston Villa Academy, Gardner made his senior debut while on loan at Coventry City. He first played competitively for Aston Villa in late 2011, and went on to spend time on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion, Nottingham Forest, Barnsley and Birmingham City, before joining Birmingham on a permanent contract in 2019. He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season and subsequently joined Cambridge United.
He has made a number of appearances at under-age levels for England, including five for England U21. He is the younger brother of Birmingham City technical director Craig Gardner.
==Club career== ===Aston Villa=== ====Youth career==== Gardner started his career at Aston Villa with older brother Craig. His development was interrupted by an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury sustained in December 2009. On his return, he became an important member of Aston Villa's under-18 and reserve sides.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/ReservesProfile/0,,10265~2091251,00.html |title=Reserves profile: Gary Gardner |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815050547/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/ReservesProfile/0,,10265~2091251,00.html |archive-date=15 August 2010}}</ref>
Gardner scored twice in Aston Villa reserves' 10–1 win over Arsenal on 10 January 2011, firstly catching out Gunners' goalkeeper James Shea to break the deadlock before scoring another from the penalty spot. He also claimed assists for Andreas Weimann's and Jonathan Hogg's goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2263322,00.html |title=Match report: Villa Res 10–1 Arsenal Res |first=Dan |last=Harrison |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |date=10 January 2011 |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114105142/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10265~2263322%2C00.html |archive-date=14 January 2014}}</ref> The midfielder first played for Aston Villa's first team in a pre-season friendly, coming on as a substitute for captain Stiliyan Petrov in the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy final loss to Chelsea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2405926,00.html |title=Villa in Hong Kong report: McLeish's men fall in final to Chelsea |first=Paul |last=Brown |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |date=30 July 2011 |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215002437/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10265~2405926%2C00.html |archive-date=15 February 2015}}</ref>
He also represented Aston Villa in the inaugural season of the NextGen Series, a European competition for younger footballers similar in format to the UEFA Champions League. During the group stage, Gardner scored single goals against Fenerbahçe<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/Wed-28-09-11/Aston-Villa-vs-Fenerbahce/MatchReport |title=MatchReport: Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce |publisher=NextGen Series |date=28 September 2011 |access-date=9 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617122219/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/Wed-28-09-11/Aston-Villa-vs-Fenerbahce/MatchReport |archive-date=17 June 2012}}</ref> and Rosenborg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/Wed-02-11-11/Aston-Villa---Rosenborg/Aston-Villa---Rosenborg |title=Aston Villa – Rosenborg |publisher=NextGen Series |date=2 November 2011 |access-date=9 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209000122/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/Wed-02-11-11/Aston-Villa---Rosenborg/Aston-Villa---Rosenborg |archive-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> In Villa's last group match, Gardner scored all three goals in a 3–0 victory over Ajax.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2524764,00.html |title=NextGen Series report: Villa U19s 3–0 Ajax U19s |first=Dan |last=Harrison |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |date=22 November 2011 |access-date=9 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125163107/https://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2524764,00.html |archive-date=25 November 2011}}</ref> He scored a last-minute equaliser in the quarter-final match against Marseille, but Villa went on to lose the tie 2–1 in extra time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2589055,00.html |title=NextGen Series quarter-final match report: Villa 1–2 Marseille [AET] |first=Dan |last=Harrison |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=11 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312073720/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2589055,00.html |archive-date=12 March 2016}}</ref> Gardner's six goals left him one short of the competition's joint-highest goalscorers, Jean Marie Dongou of Barcelona and Viktor Fischer of Ajax, with seven.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nextgenseries.com/Statistics |title=Statistics |publisher=NextGen Series |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603035913/http://www.nextgenseries.com/Statistics |archive-date=3 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
====Senior debut==== Gardner joined Coventry City in later November 2011 on a month's loan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15872074 |title=Gary Gardner joins Coventry on loan from Aston Villa |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> He scored just 9 minutes into his début in a 2–1 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion on 26 November.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/15802496.stm |title=Brighton 2–1 Coventry |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 November 2011 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> After making four appearances for the Sky Blues in the Championship in his first 28 days, Gardner was recalled by his parent club who were suffering injury problems.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-recall-gary-gardner-3033109 |title=Aston Villa recall Gary Gardner from Coventry City loan spell |newspaper=Coventry Telegraph |date=21 December 2011 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
On 31 December, Gardner made his first senior appearance for Villa in a 3–1 away win at Chelsea, as a 78th-minute substitute for Marc Albrighton.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2011/12/31/match-report-chelsea-1-3-villa |title=Match report: Chelsea 1–3 Villa |first=Rob |last=Bishop |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |date=31 December 2011 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> He came off the bench again a week later as Villa beat Bristol Rovers in the third round of the FA Cup, and made his first start on 21 January 2012, in a 3–2 win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers.<ref name=sb1112/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2012/02/01/path-to-the-villa-side-is-bumpy-one-for-gary-gardner/ |title=Path to the Villa side is bumpy one for Gary Gardner |newspaper=Express & Star |location=Wolverhampton |date=1 February 2012 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Gary Gardner.jpg|thumb|upright|Gardner with Aston Villa in 2012]]Gardner suffered another ACL injury in August 2012, this time in his right knee.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19371768 |title=Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner faces long lay-off |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 August 2012 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> He returned to the Villa first team as an unused substitute against Chelsea on 11 May 2013 and made his playing comeback on the final day of the season against Wigan Athletic.<ref name=sb1213/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2013/05/11/aston-villa-1-chelsea-2-match-report/ |title=Aston Villa 1 Chelsea 2 – match report |newspaper=Express & Star |location=Wolverhampton |date=11 May 2013 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
====Loan spells==== He made four starts for Sheffield Wednesday during a month's loan in February and March 2014,<ref name=sb1314/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9163026/transfer-news-sheffield-wednesday-sign-gary-gardner-from-aston-villa-on-loan |title=Transfer news: Sheffield Wednesday sign Gary Gardner from Aston Villa on loan |publisher=Sky Sports |date=12 February 2014 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> and signed a two-year contract with Villa at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27512698 |title=Aston Villa: Gary Gardner signs new contract |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2014 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
Over the course of those two years, Gardner made no further appearances for Villa but spent three spells out on loan at Championship level. He played 20 matches in all competitions for Brighton & Hove Albion in the first half of the 2014–15 season and scored twice, a winner against Wigan Athletic in early November that broke a 12-match winless run and took Albion out of the relegation places, and a goal in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers a few days later.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/brighton-hove-albion/11209455/Brighton-1-Wigan-0-Gary-Gardners-first-minute-goal-steers-hosts-clear-of-Championship-drop-zone.html |title=Brighton 1 Wigan 0: Gary Gardner's first-minute goal steers hosts clear of Championship drop zone |first=Nick |last=Szczepanik |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=4 November 2014 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=sb1415/> Gardner spent the second half of the season at Nottingham Forest, scoring 4 goals from 18 league appearances; he "thundered home a 30-yard drive via the bar" against Reading in February that was voted Sky Sports News' #goaloftheday.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/league-name/story/2236098/headline |title=Nottingham Forest sign Gary Gardner on loan from Aston Villa |agency=PA Sport |date=10 January 2015 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=sb1415/><ref>{{cite tweet |user=SkySportsNews |number=571790800297844736 |date=28 February 2015 |title=POLL RESULT: Nottingham Forest's Gary Gardner wins the #goaloftheday poll with 35 percent of the votes. #SSNHQ |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> On his return, he was offered and signed a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/9959507/gary-gardner-has-been-given-a-new-contract-by-aston-villa |title=Gary Gardner has been given a new contract by Aston Villa |publisher=Sky Sports |date=21 August 2015 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> Gardner returned to Forest for the second half of the 2015–16 season, scoring twice from 22 appearances.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35257740 |title=Gary Gardner: Aston Villa midfielder joins Forest on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 January 2016 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=sb1516/>
====Return to Villa and more loans==== After Villa's relegation from the Premier League, Gardner became a regular member of their first-team squad. He made 26 Championship appearances for the club in the 2016–17 season, and scored his first senior goal for Villa on 30 October to open the scoring against local rivals Birmingham City. According to BBC Sport's reporter, he "ran the length of the field to celebrate with 1,988 away fans after superbly heading the visitors in front", but the match ended as a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37742867 |title=Birmingham City 1–1 Aston Villa |first=Ged |last=Scott |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 October 2016 |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=sb1617/> The arrival of several midfielders pushed him out of contention for the first team, and at the end of August 2017 he joined Championship club Barnsley on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/barnsley-fc/barnsley-swoop-to-bring-in-out-of-favour-aston-villa-midfielder-1-8731825 |title=Barnsley swoop to bring in out-of-favour Aston Villa midfielder |first=Leon |last=Wobschall |newspaper=Yorkshire Post |date=31 August 2017 |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> He made 29 league appearances and scored twice, in a 3–2 win against Sheffield United on 7 April and a 2–2 draw with Bolton Wanderers a week later, as Barnsley were unable to avoid relegation.<ref name=sb1718/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/derby-vs-barnsley/375164 |title=Derby 4–1 Barnsley: Rams secure play-off spot but Tykes are relegated |publisher=Sky Sports |agency=PA Sport |date=6 May 2018 |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>
Gardner joined yet another Championship club, Birmingham City, on 9 August 2018 on loan for the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45134567 |title=Gary Gardner: Birmingham City sign Aston Villa midfielder on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 August 2018 |access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref> He made his debut in the starting eleven for the 2–0 defeat away to Reading in the EFL Cup first round,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-stitched-up-again-15032740 |title=Birmingham City stitched up again – Findings from Blues' Carabao Cup exit at Reading |first=Alex |last=Dicken |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=15 August 2018 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> and retained his place for the rest of the season. He missed only four matches: those against his parent club, for which he was ineligible{{snd}}Birmingham did ask Villa if they would allow him to participate, but manager Garry Monk said it was "a short conversation"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-stunned-aston-villa-15934619 |title=Birmingham City have stunned Aston Villa with this Second City derby request |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=7 March 2019 |access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref>{{snd}}the 3–3 draw with Hull City in November for which he was suspended,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/birmham-vs-hull-city/preview/392735 |title=Birmingham vs Hull preview |publisher=Sky Sports |date=9 November 2018 |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=sb1819/> and the final match of the season, when several first-team regulars were left out.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-team-garry-monk-16228529 |title=This is the Birmingham City team Garry Monk has picked to face Reading |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=5 May 2019 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
=== Birmingham City === Gardner signed a three-year contract with Birmingham City on 5 June 2019. On the same day, Jota moved in the opposite direction; the fees were undisclosed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48533985 |title=Jota: Aston Villa sign Birmingham forward as Gary Gardner goes in opposite direction |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/blues-publish-retained-and-released-players |title=Blues publish retained and released players |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=18 May 2024 |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
=== Cambridge United === Gardner signed a two-year deal with EFL League One club Cambridge United on 14 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/gary-gardner-joins-united |title=Gary Gardner joins United |publisher=Cambridge United F.C. |date=15 July 2024 |access-date=10 May 2025}}</ref> After injuries meant he was unable to make a debut for the club, he left by mutual agreement on 8 May 2025.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/sport/gardner-progressing-but-not-close-to-united-debut-9404340/ |title=Former Aston Villa and Birmingham City midfielder Gary Gardner 'not close' to making Cambridge United debut |first=Liam |last=Apicella |newspaper=Cambridge Independent |date=13 February 2025 |access-date=10 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/gary-gardner-leaves-us |title=Gary Gardner leaves the U's |publisher=Cambridge United F.C. |date=8 May 2025 |access-date=10 May 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Gardner has played for England at numerous international levels, including under-17s, under-18s, under-20s and the under-21s.
On 10 November 2011, Gardner came on as a substitute, replacing Jason Lowe in the 62nd minute, and scored his first two goals for the England under-21s against Iceland under-21s.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15687214 |publisher=BBC Sport | title=England U21 5–0 Iceland U21 | date=11 November 2011 |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== Gardner is the brother of fellow professional footballer Craig Gardner, also a product of the Aston Villa youth system. The siblings contribute funds to a boxing gym in their home town of Birmingham, which was featured on an episode of Soccer AM in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.socceram.com/blog/0,21644,13881_6859000,00.html |title=The gloves are on! |publisher=Soccer AM |date=8 April 2011 |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921093418/http://www1.skysports.com/watch/tv-shows/soccer-am/news/6859000/the-gloves-are-on- |archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|<!-- match played -->end of 2024–25 season}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other{{efn|Includes EFL Trophy}} !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=5|Aston Villa |2011–12<ref name=sb1112>{{soccerbase season|62385|2011|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> |Premier League||14||0||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||16||0 |- |2012–13<ref name=sb1213>{{soccerbase season|62385|2012|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> |Premier League||2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||2||0 |- |2016–17<ref name=sb1617>{{soccerbase season|62385|2016|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> |Championship||26||1||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||27||1 |- |2017–18<ref name=sb1718/> |Championship||0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !42||1||2||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||46||1 |- |Coventry City (loan) |2011–12<ref name=sb1112/> |Championship||4||1||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||4||1 |- |Sheffield Wednesday (loan) |2013–14<ref name=sb1314>{{soccerbase season|62385|2013|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> |Championship||3||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||4||0 |- |Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) |2014–15<ref name=sb1415>{{soccerbase season|62385|2014|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> |Championship||17||2||0||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||20||2 |- |rowspan=3|Nottingham Forest (loan) |2014–15<ref name=sb1415/> |Championship||18||4||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||18||4 |- |2015–16<ref name=sb1516>{{soccerbase season|62385|2015|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> |Championship||20||2||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||22||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !38||6||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||40||6 |- |Barnsley (loan) |2017–18<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|62385|2017|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> |Championship||29||2||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||30||2 |- |Birmingham City (loan) |2018–19<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|62385|2018|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> |Championship||40||2||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||42||2 |- |rowspan=6|Birmingham City |2019–20<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|62385|2019|access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref> |Championship||35||4||4||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||39||4 |- |2020–21<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|62385|2020|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> |Championship||37||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||37||2 |- |2021–22<ref name=sb2122>{{soccerbase season|62385|2021|access-date=8 May 2022}}</ref> |Championship||35||6||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||36||6 |- |2022–23<ref name=sb2223>{{soccerbase season|62385|2022|access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref> |Championship||8||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||10||0 |- |2023–24<ref name=sb2324>{{soccerbase season|62385|2023|access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> |Championship||16||1||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||20||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !171||15||10||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||184||15 |- |Cambridge United |2023–24<ref name=sb2425>{{soccerbase season|62385|2024|access-date=10 May 2025}}</ref> |League One||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !304||27||16||0||8||0||0||0||328||27 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Individual''' * Birmingham City Players' Player of the Season: 2021–22<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/blues-awards-22-winners-revealed |title=Blues Awards 22 winners revealed |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=8 May 2022 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090947/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/PlayerProfiles/0%2C%2C10265~56257%2C00.html Gary Gardner profile] at the Aston Villa website *{{Soccerbase}} *[http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/g/gary-gardner England profile] at the FA
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