Martin Garratt
![]() Garratt playing for York City in 1998 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Blake George Garratt[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 February 1980||
Place of birth | York, England | ||
Date of death | 24 October 2014 | (aged 34)||
Place of death | Middlesbrough, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1998 | York City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2000 | York City | 45 | (1) |
2000 | Mansfield Town | 6 | (0) |
2000 | St Patrick's Athletic | 3 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Lincoln City | 2 | (0) |
2001 | → Hednesford Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2002 | North Ferriby United | ||
Total | 58 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Martin Blake George Garratt (22 February 1980 – 24 October 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for York City, Mansfield Town and Lincoln City.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in York, Garratt grew up in Middlesbrough and he joined the York City youth system in 1996, turning professional in 1998.[3] He made his first-team debut in a 3–0 defeat to Preston North End on 8 August 1998.[4] He finished the 1998–99 season with 44 appearances and one goal.[5] He trained with Leeds United after the end of the season.[3] He was sacked by York after experiencing personal problems and he was signed by Mansfield Town in 2000.[6][3] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Barnet and he finished the 1999–2000 season with six appearances for Mansfield.[7][8] He went on to play for Irish club St Patrick's Athletic, where he made three appearances,[9] before returning to England with Lincoln City in December.[10] He made his debut in a 3–1 victory over Blackpool in the Football League Trophy on 9 January 2001.[11] After making two further appearances for Lincoln he joined Football Conference club Hednesford Town on loan in March.[6][9] He made his debut in a 4–2 defeat to Doncaster Rovers and he finished the loan spell with two appearances.[12][13] He joined North Ferriby United in August 2002.[14]
Style of play
[edit]Described as a "skilful left sided player",[3] he was able to play as a left midfielder and a left back.[9] York manager Alan Little said of him: "He's like a steam train. He just keeps going. His ability to get about the park has been amazing".[15]
Personal life
[edit]As of April 2008, Garratt was under an anti-social behaviour order in Middlesbrough.[16] Prior to his death, he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.[17]
Death
[edit]Garratt died on 24 October 2014 in Middlesbrough. Police officers were called by ambulance service colleagues, to an address in Middlesbrough, on the evening of 24 October, to check on a man who had been taken seriously ill. The ambulance service subsequently reported that he had died. Following an investigation, officers deemed Garratt's death as not suspicious.[18] Garratt's death was later determined as having been caused by effects of alcohol and prescribed drugs.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Martin Garratt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Martin Garratt". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Martin Garratt (Midfield)". Evening Press. York. 4 May 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Preston 3 (2) – 0 (0) York". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "York 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ a b "Martin Garratt". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Mansfield 0 (0) – 1 (0) Barnet". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "Mansfield 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ a b c "Martin Garratt". Playerhistory. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Lincoln in double signing". BBC Sport. 29 December 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Lincoln City 3–1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 9 January 2001. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Hednesford 2–4 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 14 March 2001. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Hednesford 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "North Ferriby signings". Non-League Daily. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "Full steam ahead". Evening Press. York. 22 January 1999. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "ASBO: Martin Garratt". Cleveland Police. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ a b Barley, Sophie (6 January 2015). "Tragic former footballer Martin Garratt died from effects of alcohol and prescribed drugs, inquest hears". Teesside Live. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Former York City midfielder Martin Garratt dies, aged 34". York Press. November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
External links
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- Martin Garratt at Soccerbase
- 1980 births
- 2014 deaths
- Footballers from York
- Footballers from Middlesbrough
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- York City F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Hednesford Town F.C. players
- North Ferriby United A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- National League (English football) players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- People with schizophrenia
- Drug-related deaths in England
- Alcohol-related deaths in England