Eddie Garbett

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Eddie Garbett
Personal information
Full name William Edward Garbett [1]
Date of birth (1949-09-14) 14 September 1949 (age 75) [1]
Place of birth Dawley, [1] England
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1969 Shrewsbury Town 11 (2)
1969–1972 Barrow 119 (27)
1972–1974 Stockport County 70 (11)
1974–19?? Telford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Edward Garbett (born 14 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who scored 40 goals from 200 appearances in the Football League playing on the right wing for Shrewsbury Town, Barrow and Stockport County. [1] He also played non-league football for Telford United. [2]

Personal life

After his playing career, Garbett was employed at GKN Sankey in Telford, Shropshire before becoming director of a milk delivery company. He was living at Ketley, Telford, in 2008. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Eddie Garbett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Maestros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 98. ISBN   978-0-954-8099-2-8.


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