| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth James Edds[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Swindon Town | 14 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Bradford City | 23 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Milton Keynes Dons | 122 | (10) |
| 2008–2010 | Tranmere Rovers | 69 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | North Queensland Fury | 26 | (1) |
| 2013 | Northern Fury | 14 | (9) |
| 2021– | Townsville Warriors | 15 | (19) |
| International career | |||
| Australia U20 | |||
| Australia U23 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Northern Fury | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gareth James Edds (born 3 February 1981) is an Australian former professionalfootballer who played as adefender ormidfielder. He was last employed as the head coach atNorthern Fury in 2013.
Edds started his career in 1999 with English teamNottingham Forest after going through theAIS system in Australia. At Forest he scored once againstGrimsby Town[2] in 16 league appearances. He left forSwindon Town in the summer of 2002. However, he only played one season forSwindon before moving toBradford City, where he again stayed for just one season. He moved to the newly named Milton Keynes Dons, where he played from 2004 to 2008, making more than 100 appearances. In his time at MK Dons he scored vital goals, including his last gasp goal at the end of the2004–05 season, which kept the Dons inLeague One. In May 2008, following MK Dons' promotion toLeague One, he was one of six players to be released by the club.[3] Following his release, he was signed byLeague One sideTranmere Rovers in June 2008 on a two-year contract.[4]
On 11 May 2010 it was announced that Edds would not be offered a new contract and on 24 June 2010 it was announced that Edds had signed a deal withA League sideNorth Queensland Fury[5]
On 12 November 2012 he accepted the role of head coach ofNorthern Fury.[6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1999-2000[7] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000–01[8] | First Division | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2001–02[9] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Swindon Town | 2002–03[10] | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bradford City | 2003–04[11] | First Division | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2004–05[12] | League One | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
| 2005–06[13] | League One | 41 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
| 2006–07[14] | League Two | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| 2007–08[15] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 147 | 12 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2008–09[16] | League One | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 2009–10[17] | League One | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
| Total | 69 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 6 | ||
| Northern Fury | 2010–11 | A-League | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | NPL Queensland | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 287 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 328 | 29 | ||
Milton Keynes Dons
