Gareth Stoker
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Hull City | 30 | (2) |
| 1995–1997 | Hereford United | 58 | (6) |
| 1997–1999 | Cardiff City | 36 | (4) |
| 1999 | Rochdale | 12 | (1) |
| 1999 | →Scarborough (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 1999–2003 | Scarborough | 123 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Forest Green Rovers | 23 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Leigh RMI | 23 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Wakefield | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gareth Stoker (born 22 February 1973 in Bishop Auckland) is an English former professional footballer. Playing as a midfielder Stoker represented a number of clubs both in the Football League and at various levels of non-League football.
Stoker started as a youth team player at Leeds United but was not offered terms and instead turned professional with Hull City in 1991. He subsequently featured for Hereford United before an £80,000 move to Cardiff City in January 1997. Stoker enjoyed a good start to his career at the club, scoring twice in his first two months in Cardiff.[1] However ultimately he struggled for form at the Bluebirds and missed months of football after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in March 1998.[2]
Given a free transfer in February 1999, Stoker signed for Rochdale although, despite scoring in the league game against Cambridge United,[3] he was loaned out to Conference National side Scarborough in September of that year. The move was made permanent just before Christmas and Stoker remained at the club until 2003.
