Gareth Edds

Date of birth03 February 1981
Place of birthSydney
NationalityAustralian
Weight69 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionDefender/Right back

Edds broke through to feature a number of times for Nottingham Forest in the second half of 2000-01, scoring his first-ever senior goal in the 3-1 win over Grimsby Town.

He is a promising defender who is strong in the tackle, shows great awareness with his passing and possesses a fierce shot.

He was called up for the Australia Under-20 team in the summer of 2001 and appeared for them in both the East Asian Games and World Youth Championship tournaments.

Edds was one of five Forest players released at the end of the 2001-02 season.

He originally joined Swindon Town on a month-to-month basis before soon agreeing a one-year contract.

Edds was made available for transfer by Bradford City in January 2004.

His contract at Milton Keynes Dons was extended to June 2007 in August 2005.

Edds was made available for transfer in August 2006 before his Dons contract was extended to June 2008 in June 2007.

He joined Tranmere Rovers in July 2008 with a two-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Nottingham Forest 19 Feb 1998 30 Jun 2002
Reading 25 Feb 2002 01 Mar 2002 T
Millwall 08 Jul 2002 20 Jul 2002 T
Swindon Town 09 Aug 2002 30 Jun 2003
Bradford City 14 Jul 2003 30 Jun 2004
Milton Keynes Dons 05 Jul 2004 30 Jun 2008
Tranmere Rovers 02 Jul 2008 30 Jun 2010
North Queensland Fury 01 Jul 2010

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Nottingham Forest FA Cup 1
2000-01 Nottingham Forest League Division 1 9
4
1
1
2001-02 Nottingham Forest League Division 1
1
2002-03 Swindon Town FA Cup 1
2002-03 Swindon Town LDV Vans Trophy 2
2002-03 Swindon Town League Cup
1
2002-03 Swindon Town League Division 2 8
6
1
2003-04 Bradford City League Cup 1
2003-04 Bradford City League Division 1 19
4
3
2004-05 Milton Keynes Dons FA Cup 2
2004-05 Milton Keynes Dons LDV Vans Trophy 1
2004-05 Milton Keynes Dons League Cup 2
2004-05 Milton Keynes Dons League One 37
2
5
4
2005-06 Milton Keynes Dons FA Cup 4
2
2005-06 Milton Keynes Dons LDV Vans Trophy 3
2005-06 Milton Keynes Dons League Cup 1
2005-06 Milton Keynes Dons League One 32
9
3
1
2006-07 Milton Keynes Dons FA Cup 2
1
2006-07 Milton Keynes Dons League Cup 2
1
2006-07 Milton Keynes Dons League Two 26
9
2
6
2006-07 Milton Keynes Dons League Two Play-Offs 2
2007-08 Milton Keynes Dons FA Cup 1
1
2007-08 Milton Keynes Dons Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2007-08 Milton Keynes Dons League Cup 1
1
2007-08 Milton Keynes Dons League Two 2
5
2008-09 Tranmere Rovers FA Cup 4
2008-09 Tranmere Rovers Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
1
1
2008-09 Tranmere Rovers League One 22
12
2
1
1
2009-10 Tranmere Rovers FA Cup 4
2009-10 Tranmere Rovers Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2009-10 Tranmere Rovers League Cup 1
1
1
2009-10 Tranmere Rovers League One 24
11
3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
10 Aug 2002 Swindon Town v Barnsley W 3-1 League Division 2
13 Aug 2002 Chesterfield v Swindon Town W 2-4 League Division 2
17 Aug 2002 Blackpool v Swindon Town D 0-0 League Division 2
24 Aug 2002 Swindon Town v Cardiff City L 0-1 League Division 2
26 Aug 2002 Brentford v Swindon Town L 3-1 League Division 2
31 Aug 2002 Swindon Town v Stockport County L 0-1 League Division 2
07 Sep 2002 Swindon Town v Port Vale L 1-2 League Division 2
11 Sep 2002 Swindon Town v Wycombe Wanderers L 1-2 League Cup 1st round
14 Sep 2002 Queens Park Rangers v Swindon Town L 2-0 League Division 2
17 Sep 2002 Cheltenham Town v Swindon Town L 2-0 League Division 2
28 Sep 2002 Luton Town v Swindon Town L 3-0 League Division 2
05 Oct 2002 Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic L 0-1 League Division 2
22 Oct 2002 Swindon Town v Southend United W 6-1 LDV Vans Trophy 1st round - southern section
12 Nov 2002 Kidderminster Harriers v Swindon Town L 3-2 LDV Vans Trophy 2nd round - southern section
23 Nov 2002 Huddersfield Town v Swindon Town W 2-3 League Division 2
08 Dec 2002 Oxford United v Swindon Town L 1-0 FA Cup 2nd round
22 Jan 2003 Swindon Town v Blackpool D 1-1 League Division 2
12 Apr 2003 Swindon Town v Huddersfield Town L 0-1 League Division 2


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Australia World Youth Cup 3
2000-01 Australia World Youth Cup Under-20 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Jun 2001 Japan v Australia W 0-2 World Youth Cup Group D
21 Jun 2001 Australia v Czech Republic L 0-3 World Youth Cup Group D
24 Jun 2001 Angola v Australia D 1-1 World Youth Cup Group D
27 Jun 2001 Brazil v Australia L 4-0 World Youth Cup Under-20 2nd round


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.