Shaun Garnett (born 22 November 1969) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender. He played in

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for six clubs and is now a coach at Tranmere Rovers.

Playing career

Garnett began his career as an apprentice with Tranmere Rovers, where he made his

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debut during the 1987–88 season. He turned professional in June 1988 and went on to make more than 100

appearances for the club, during a period that saw Rovers climb from the fourth to the second tier of English professional football, with Garnett making three appearances at

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for Rovers between May 1990 and May 1991. Garnett spent most of the 1992–93 season out on loan, completely an unwanted hat-trick of being involved in three relegations from the same division during the same season, at

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sides Chester City (where he was the final debutant in Harry McNally's seven-year spell in charge),

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and

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

. He remained at Tranmere until March 1996, when he joined

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for £200,000 but six months later he returned to north-west England with Oldham Athletic for £150,000. Garnett spent six years in the Oldham first-team before joining Nationwide Conference side Halifax Town for 2002–03, in a loan move that became permanent. The following season he moved to

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, in another loan deal that was made permanent. He was released at the end of the 2003–04 season and joined

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as player-coach. He has since returned to Tranmere as part of the coaching staff at

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Honours

Tranmere Rovers * Football League Division Three play–off winners: 1990–91 (runners–up 1989–90). *

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winners: 1989–90.

External links

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Shaymen Online profile and stats

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garnett, Shaun 1969 births Living people People from Wallasey English Football League players National League (English football) players English footballers Association football defenders Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. non-playing staff