Gareth James Edds (born 3 February 1981) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He was last employed as the head coach at Northern Fury in 2013.
Club career Edds started his career in 1999 with English team Nottingham Forest after going through the AIS system in Australia. At Forest he scored once against Grimsby Town in 16 league appearances. He left for Swindon Town in the summer of 2002. However, he only played one season for Swindon before moving to Bradford 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 the 2004–05 season, which kept the Dons in League One. In May 2008, following MK Dons' promotion to League One, he was one of six players to be released by the club. Following his release, he was signed by League One side Tranmere Rovers in June 2008 on a two-year contract.
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 with A League side North Queensland FuryFury sign up a rover
Managerial career On 12 November 2012 he accepted the role of head coach of Northern Fury. Following his retirement from professional football, Edds moved into coaching in Australia. He currently serves as the head of coaching at the Edds Football Academy (EFA) in Townsville, Queensland.
Career statistics ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNottingham Forest1999-2000First Division20000000202000–01First Division1311000001412001–02First Division1000000010Total161100000171Swindon Town2002–03Second Division140101020180Bradford City2003–04First Division230001000240Milton Keynes Dons2004–05League One3952020104452005–06League One4144110304952006–07League Two3723030004322007–08League Two70102010110Total1251191805014712Tranmere Rovers2008–09League One3424000204022009–10League One353402110424Total695802130826Northern Fury2010–11A-League261———2612013NPL Queensland149———149Total40100000004010Career total2872719112110032829
Honours Milton Keynes Dons Football League Trophy: 2008
References
External links
Oz Football profile