Joe Gardner
Midfielder · Mansfield Town FC · №18
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Dundee Utd
Falkirk
Premiership
|
1:1 | |
Motherwell
Falkirk
Premiership
|
0:0 | |
Falkirk
St. Mirren
Premiership
|
0:2 | |
Mansfield Town FC
Luton
League One
|
2:2 | |
Leyton Orient
Mansfield Town FC
League One
|
0:0 | |
Wigan
Mansfield Town FC
League One
|
2:1 | |
Mansfield Town FC
Northampton Town FC
League One
|
4:1 | |
Bradford
Mansfield Town FC
League One
|
1:1 | |
Mansfield Town FC
Barnsley
League One
|
2:2 | |
Mansfield Town FC
Reading FC
League One
|
1:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| League One | 2025 | 7 |
| Premiership | 2026 | 3 |
| FA Cup | 2025 | 1 |
About the player
Gardner came through the Nottingham Forest academy, having joined the club in 2016, and signed his first professional contract there in 2023. His first-team debut came in the FA Cup in February 2024. A loan to Lincoln City for the second half of the 2024–25 season brought 11 appearances and a goal, and Mansfield Town took him on loan for the whole of 2025–26, where he made 17 appearances in total, 14 of them in the league, and scored once.
Internationally, Gardner has followed the Republic of Ireland pathway rather than England. He was called up to the Ireland under-19 squad in January 2023, and stepped up to under-21 level with his debut on 21 March 2025 against Scotland under-21s in Spain, a match Ireland lost 2–0. Gardner missed a penalty in the 88th minute of that game.
A midfielder capable of playing further forward, Gardner made his move away from Nottingham Forest permanent in July 2026, signing a three-year deal with Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership.
Career path
- 2027 — now Falkirk 2 matches
- 2026 Mansfield Town FC 17 matches
- 2022 — 2025 Nottingham Forest U21 58 matches
- 2025 Lincoln City 11 matches
- 2024 Nottingham Forest 1 match
- 2022 — 2023 Nottingham Forest U18 38 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Falkirk | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 25/26 | Mansfield Town FC | League One | 14 | 1 | 0 | 425 |
| 25/26 | Mansfield Town FC | EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 136 |
| 25/26 | Mansfield Town FC | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 24/25 | Nottingham Forest U21 | Premier League 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 904 |
| 24/25 | Lincoln City | League One | 11 | 1 | 0 | 361 |
| 24/25 | Nottingham Forest U21 | Premier League International Cup U21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 412 |
| 24/25 | Nottingham Forest U21 | National League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 256 |
| 24/25 | Nottingham Forest U21 | EFL Trophy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
| 24/25 | Nottingham Forest U21 | Premier League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 23/24 | Nottingham Forest U21 | Premier League 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 972 |
| 23/24 | Nottingham Forest U21 | Premier League International Cup U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 248 |
| 23/24 | Nottingham Forest U21 | EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| 23/24 | Nottingham Forest U21 | Premier League 2 Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 23/24 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 22/23 | Nottingham Forest U18 | U18 Premier League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 213 |
| 22/23 | Nottingham Forest U21 | Premier League 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| 22/23 | Nottingham Forest U18 | FA Youth Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 21/22 | Nottingham Forest U18 | U18 Premier League | 19 | 5 | 0 | 956 |
| 21/22 | Nottingham Forest U21 | Premier League 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 21/22 | Nottingham Forest U18 | FA Youth Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| Total | Nottingham Forest U21 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 3 489 | |
| Total | Nottingham Forest U18 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 405 | |
| Total | Mansfield Town FC | 17 | 1 | 1 | 615 | |
| Total | Lincoln City | 11 | 1 | 0 | 361 | |
| Total | Republic of Ireland U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | |
| Total | Falkirk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
| Total | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Transfers
Transfers- 26/27 Nottingham U21 Falkirk
- 25/26 Mansfield Town FC Nottingham U21
- 25/26 Nottingham U21 Mansfield Town FC
- 24/25 Lincoln City Nottingham U21
- 24/25 Nottingham U21 Lincoln City
- 23/24 Nottingham U18 Nottingham U21
