Joseph Garner - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameJoseph Alan Garner

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age38

Date of birth12 Apr 1988

BirthplaceBlackburn

Height178 cm

Shirt number#14

ClubOldham

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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29

Appearances

3

Goals

2

Assists

1271

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oldham.

Career

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Following his move to Oldham, Garner's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→11), while his Rating eased 10→5. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Oldham · 10th	29	3	2	6.61	5	11
2024/25	Oldham	17	5	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Oldham	14	4	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Carlisle · 24th	23	3	0	6.74	10	9
2022/23	Carlisle · 5th	22	2	0	6.7	7	6
2022/23	Fleetwood Town · 13th	20	1	0	6.66	8	3
2021/22	Fleetwood Town · 20th	18	4	0	6.72	10	9

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 15 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

J. Garner is a 38-year-old centre-forward at Oldham, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 2 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 11. On long-term scout potential he's rated 4.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (30.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.21 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Garner.

On the season, Garner graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 2 assists in 29 appearances (0.354 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 11). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5. At 38 Garner is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Garner is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs

4.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

11.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.35

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Oldham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

29

Apps

3

Goals

2

Assists

5

G+A

0.1

Goals / app

3 goals in 29 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.21 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 4.6 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.35 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.212

Assists / 900.142

Goal contribution / 900.354

Defensive actions / 901.699

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.779

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 38, Garner sits on 0.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Garner's projected Rating — 4.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions3

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.7M total transfer fees · 12 moves

MMorecambeJul 2026 – nowFree

OldhamJan 2024 – Jul 2026Free

CCarlisleuntil Jan 2024

Fleetwood TownAug 2021 – Jan 2024Free

AApoel NicosiaJan 2021 – Aug 2021Free

WiganAug 2018 – Jan 2021

IpswichJul 2017 – Aug 2018€ 1.1M

RangersAug 2016 – Jul 2017

PrestonJan 2013 – Aug 2016Free

CCarlisle(on loan)Sept 2012 – Jan 2013

WatfordAug 2011 – Sept 2012

Huddersfield(on loan)Jul 2010 – Aug 2011

Nottingham ForestJul 2008 – Jul 2010€ 1.6M

CCarlisleuntil Jul 2008

Transfer history

About J. Garner

Joseph Alan Garner is a 38-year-old centre-forward who plays for Oldham, born on April 12, 1988 in Blackburn, standing 178 cm tall. He is from England. Oldham currently sit 12th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, J. Garner has made 29 appearances with 3 goals and 2 assists across 1,271 minutes, with 11 yellow cards.

J. Garner's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Oldham face Swindon Town at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Garner at 4.6 with a Season form score of 11.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 20 recorded seasons, J. Garner has totalled 594 club appearances with 153 goals and 12 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 41 appearances for Preston.