Birmingham City

Craig Gardner

Midfielder#8

Bio

Born in England in 1986, Craig Gardner debuted for Aston Villa F.C. in 2005 and now plays for Birmingham City F.C.. He has also played for Sunderland A.F.C. and West Bromwich Albion F.C.. He played as a midfielder. He has represented the England national under-21 association football team.

Key facts

Age: 39
Height: 1.78 m
Weight: 76 kg
Number: #8
Born: 25/11/1986
Birthplace: England
Debut: 2005
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: England

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

2005–2020

2005–2010Aston Villa F.C.
2007–2009England national under-21 association football teamNational team
2010–2011Birmingham City F.C.
2011–2014Sunderland A.F.C.
2014–2017West Bromwich Albion F.C.
2017Birmingham City F.C.
2017–2020Birmingham City F.C.

Career stats

offensive

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2019-20 English League Championship BIR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-19 English League Championship BIR	5	20	11	7	1	1	1	22	7	1
2017-18 English League Championship BIR	20	37	21	2	0	2	2	35	7	0
2016-17 English League Championship BIR	19	16	30	2	1	2	0	52	14	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2018-19 EFL ChampionshipBirmingham City	21	1	1	22	7	731	7	1	1	21	16	20	11	0	10
2017-18 EFL ChampionshipBirmingham City	26	2	2	35	7	1,772	2	0	0	26	6	37	21	0	33
2016-17 EFL ChampionshipBirmingham City	20	2	0	52	14	1,611	2	1	0	20	1	16	30	0	22
2016-17 Premier LeagueWest Bromwich Albion	9	0	1	2	0	213	1	0	0	9	7	8	2	0	6
2015-16 Premier LeagueWest Bromwich Albion	34	3	3	46	12	2,034	5	0	8	34	14	38	28	0	30
2014-15 Premier LeagueWest Bromwich Albion	35	3	4	56	18	2,684	10	0	5	35	5	57	38	0	36
2013-14 Premier LeagueSunderland	18	2	2	23	6	765	5	0	1	18	11	11	7	0	18
2012-13 Premier LeagueSunderland	33	6	2	55	15	2,834	10	1	3	33	1	51	21	0	49
2011-12 Premier LeagueSunderland	30	3	0	30	7	2,114	6	1	3	16	3	27	13	0	13
2010-11 Premier LeagueBirmingham City	29	8	0	66	22	2,219	6	2	2	29	4	53	29	0	34
2009-10 Premier LeagueAston Villa / Birmingham City	14	1	1	20	6	904	4	0	1	14	4	24	12	0	19
2009-10 UEFA Europa LeagueAston Villa	1	0	0	1	0	55	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1
2008-09 Premier LeagueAston Villa	14	0	0	5	3	307	1	0	0	14	11	7	5	0	2
2007-08 Premier LeagueAston Villa	23	3	0	13	9	1,330	4	0	2	22	8	20	6	1	12
2006-07 Premier LeagueAston Villa	13	2	0	24	10	971	1	0	6	13	2	14	12	0	13
2005-06 Premier LeagueAston Villa	8	0	1	4	1	299	2	0	0	8	5	12	5	0	7
Career16 seasons	328	36	17	454	137	20,843	66	6	32	313	98	397	240	1	305

Recent games

Sept '191
v Stoke City
Did not record a stat
W 2-1
Aug '1925
@ Swansea City
Did not record a stat
L 3-0
Aug '1921
v Barnsley
Did not record a stat
W 2-0
Aug '1918
@ Nottingham Forest
Did not record a stat
L 3-0
Aug '1911
v Bristol City
Did not record a stat
D 1-1
Aug '194
@ Brentford
Did not record a stat
W 1-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game log, 2018-19 EFL Championship

Game
5 May @ ReadingD 0-0 5 May	0	0	3	1	90	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0
28 Apr v Wigan AthleticD 1-1 28 Apr	0	0	1	0	39	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
11 Apr v Sheffield UnitedD 1-1 11 Apr	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
30 Mar @ West Bromwich AlbionL 2-3 30 Mar	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
14 Mar v MillwallL 0-2 14 Mar	0	0	3	0	45	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
10 Mar v Aston VillaL 0-1 10 Mar	0	0	2	0	11	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0
3 Mar @ Hull CityL 0-2 3 Mar	0	0	1	1	34	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
10 Feb @ Queens Park RangersW 4-3 10 Feb	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1
3 Feb v Nottingham ForestW 2-0 3 Feb	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
30 Jan @ Swansea CityD 3-3 30 Jan	0	1	1	0	45	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
19 Jan @ Norwich CityL 1-3 19 Jan	0	0	1	1	34	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	0
13 Jan v MiddlesbroughL 1-2 13 Jan	0	0	2	0	45	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
2 Jan @ Sheffield WednesdayD 1-1 2 Jan	0	0	2	0	27	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
27 Dec v Stoke CityW 2-0 27 Dec	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
23 Dec @ Wigan AthleticW 3-0 23 Dec	0	0	1	0	14	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
16 Dec @ Blackburn RoversD 2-2 16 Dec	1	0	1	1	34	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
29 Nov @ MillwallW 2-0 29 Nov	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0
25 Nov @ Aston VillaL 2-4 25 Nov	0	0	0	0	77	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	4
11 Nov v Hull CityD 3-3 11 Nov	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1
12 Aug @ MiddlesbroughL 0-1 12 Aug	0	0	1	1	83	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1
5 Aug v Norwich CityD 2-2 5 Aug	0	0	3	2	74	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0

Splits, EFL Championship

Split
AwayHome or away, 7W	35	0.1	0.1	1.5	0.5	62.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.1	1.0	1.2
HomeHome or away, 11W	32	0.1	0.0	1.8	0.3	60.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	1.1	0.8	0.7
LossesResult, 0W	32	0.1	0.0	2.0	0.5	69.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.1	1.0	1.7
WinsResult, 18W	18	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.2	45.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.9	0.8	0.2
DrawsResult, 0W	17	0.1	0.1	1.8	0.5	64.0	0.2	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.4	1.2	0.9	0.4
Regular seasonStage, 18W	67	0.1	0.0	1.6	0.4	61.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.1	0.9	1.0
Hull CityOpponent, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.3	33.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.8	0.0	1.3
Norwich CityOpponent, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	3.3	0.8	72.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	2.0	1.3	1.0
Sheffield WednesdayOpponent, 2W	4	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.5	55.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.8
Aston VillaOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	59.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.0	2.0	1.7
Cardiff CityOpponent, 1W	3	0.3	0.0	2.7	1.7	60.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.3
Derby CountyOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.3	2.7	0.3	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	2.0
MiddlesbroughOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.7	72.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.3	1.0
MillwallOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.3	49.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.3
Nottingham ForestOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	43.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.7
Queens Park RangersOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	41.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.3	0.0	1.3
ReadingOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.7	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.7	1.3	0.3
Wigan AthleticOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.3	47.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	1.3	0.3
Blackburn RoversOpponent, 0W	2	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	62.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Bristol CityOpponent, 2W	2	0.5	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5
Burton AlbionOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	63.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5
FulhamOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	54.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.5
Ipswich TownOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0
Leeds UnitedOpponent, 1W	2	0.5	0.0	3.5	0.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.5
Sheffield UnitedOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0
Wolverhampton WanderersOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	33.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	0.5
BarnsleyOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	2.0
Bolton WanderersOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.0
BrentfordOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	5.0
Brighton & Hove AlbionOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0
Huddersfield TownOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Newcastle UnitedOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
Preston North EndOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	80.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	2.0
Rotherham UnitedOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	80.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
Stoke CityOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SunderlandOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0
Swansea CityOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
West Bromwich AlbionOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, BirminghamGround, 11W	32	0.1	0.0	1.8	0.3	60.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	1.1	0.8	0.7
Hillsborough, SheffieldGround, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.7	44.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.0
Cardiff City StadiumGround, 0W	2	0.5	0.0	4.0	2.5	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.5	2.0
Carrow Road, NorwichGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.5	62.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	2.0	1.0
Ewood Park, BlackburnGround, 0W	2	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	62.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
MATRADE Loftus Road, LondonGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	16.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.0
Molineux Stadium, WolverhamptonGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	33.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	0.5
Portman Road, IpswichGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0
Select Car Leasing Stadium, ReadingGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	88.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.5	1.5	0.0
The MKM Stadium, HullGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	39.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	2.0
Villa Park, BirminghamGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	83.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.5
AESSEAL New York Stadium, RotherhamGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	80.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
American Express Stadium, FalmerGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0
Ashton Gate, BristolGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Deepdale, PrestonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	80.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	2.0
Griffin Park, BrentfordGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	5.0
Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, StaffordshireGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	82.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
Pride Park Stadium, DerbyGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0
Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	83.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Stadium of Light, SunderlandGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0
Swansea.com StadiumGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
The Brick Community Stadium, WiganGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0