Martin Garratt
English association football player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
English association football player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Garratt playing for York City in 1998 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Blake George Garratt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1980[1] | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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]
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]
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]
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