George Tanner (English footballer)

George Tanner

Tanner playing for Manchester United U18s in November 2017
Personal information
Full name	George Tanner [1]
Date of birth	(1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Blackpool, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) [2]
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Bristol City
Number	19
Youth career
2015–2019	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Manchester United	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Morecambe (loan)	23	(0)
2020	→ Salford City (loan)	0	(0)
2020–2021	Carlisle United	42	(3)
2021–	Bristol City	100	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:40, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

George Tanner (born 16 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Bristol City as a full-back. ^[3]

Career

Manchester United

Initially a forward, Tanner made seven appearances for Manchester United's under-18 team in 2015–16, ^[4] and joined the club as an academy scholar in July 2016. After joining the club, he found himself used more as a full-back, and made 27 appearances from left-back in 2016–17. ^[4] He added another 20 appearances for the under-18s in 2017–18, ^[4] as well as a further seven for the under-19s in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League and one in the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 30 January 2018. ^[5] In 2018–19, he was promoted to the under-23 side, making his debut in a 2–2 draw at Fulham on 9 August 2018. ^[6] He made 17 appearances in Premier League 2 that season, as well as another three in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League. ^[4]

In 2019–20, after being an unused substitute for Manchester United's under-23s in a 2–0 win over Rotherham United in the EFL Trophy on 6 August 2019, ^[7] Tanner joined Morecambe for the remainder of the season. ^[8] He made his debut for Morecambe in an EFL Cup first-round game against Mansfield Town on 13 August, receiving a booking as the match finished in a 2–2 draw, Morecambe progressing on penalties. ^[9] He made his English Football League debut four days later, playing 63 minutes of a goalless draw with Cheltenham Town. ^[10] After his loan at Morecambe was cut short early, Tanner joined another League Two club on loan, this time Salford City. ^[11]

He was released by Manchester United at the end of the 2019–20 season. ^[12]

Carlisle United

On 3 August 2020 he signed for Carlisle United. ^[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 October 2020, in a 3–1 league victory against Morecambe. ^[14]

Bristol City

He signed for Bristol City on 30 August 2021. ^{[15] [16]}

Career statistics

As of match played 4 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	2019–20 [17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morecambe (loan)	2019–20 [17]	League Two	23	0	1	0	2	0	3 [a]	0	29	0
Salford City (loan)	2019–20 [17]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carlisle United	2020–21 [14]	League Two	37	3	2	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	42	3
	2021–22 [18]	League Two	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		42	3	2	0	2	0	2	0	48	3
Bristol City	2021–22 [18]	Championship	13	1	0	0	0	0	—		13	1
	2022–23 [19]	Championship	26	0	4	0	2	0	—		32	0
	2023–24 [20]	Championship	37	0	4	0	2	0	—		43	0
	2024–25 [21]	Championship	24	1	1	0	1	0	—		26	1
	Total		100	2	9	0	5	0	0	0	114	2
Career total			165	5	12	0	9	0	5	0	191	5

1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.

References

1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
2. "George Tanner". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
3. George Tanner at Soccerbase
4. "George Tanner". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
5. "Tanner and Dunne sign professional contracts". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
6. Marshall, Adam (9 August 2018). "U23s: Fulham 2 United 2". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
7. Marshall, Adam (6 August 2019). "Young Reds make winning start in Leasing.com Trophy". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
8. "George Tanner: Man Utd defender loaned to Morecambe". BBC Sport. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
9. "Mansfield Town 2–2 Morecambe (5–6 pens)". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
10. "Morecambe 0–0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
11. "George Tanner: Manchester United defender joins Salford on loan". BBC Sport. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
12. "United Issue Update in Academy Squads". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
13. "George Tanner: Carlisle United sign former Manchester United defender". BBC Sport. 3 August 2020.
14. "Games played by George Tanner in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
15. "Tanner delighted to complete switch". Bristol City.
16. "Bristol City sign Tanner from Carlisle". BBC Sport.
17. "Games played by George Tanner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
18. "Games played by George Tanner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
19. "Games played by George Tanner in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
20. "Games played by George Tanner in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
21. "Games played by George Tanner in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.