Bradley Garmston

Bradley Jordan Garmston (born 18 January 1994) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Having come through the academy at non-league side Sutton Coldfield Town he went on to join West Bromwich Albion where he spent time on loan with both Colchester United and Gillingham.

His loan spell at Colchester United was later extended to the end of the 2012–13 season.

At the end of the 2012–13 season, Garmston went on to make thirteen appearances in all competitions and returned to his parent club.

Garmston signed an initial one-year contract with West Bromwich Albion on 10 July 2013.

The club, once again, opted to take up their option of a contract extension on the player to stay for another season.

On 14 February 2013, Garmston joined Colchester United on a one-month youth loan.

He made his Football League debut for the club, starting the whole game, in Colchester United's 3–0 away defeat to Sheffield United on 16 February 2013.

Garmston helped the club keep three consecutive clean sheets between 26 February 2013 and 5 March 2013.

He made his 13th and final appearance for Colchester on the final day of the season, coming on as a substitute for George Porter in a 2–0 win at Carlisle United, helping the club avoid relegation.

He made his West Bromwich Albion debut in the pre-season friendly against Port Vale on 5 August 2014.

Garmston was given number thirty-three for the 2014–15 season.

At the end of the 2014–15 season, he was released by the club.

He joined the Gills permanently in 2015, going to make 76 league appearances over five years before joining Grimsby Town.

After Manager Alan Irvine told four youngsters, including Garmston, he was loaned out to Gillingham on 16 January 2015 for a one-month loan.

Garmston made his Gillingham debut on 17 January 2015, starting the whole game, in a 3–1 win over Coventry City.

Three weeks later on 10 February 2015, he provided an assist for Bradley Dack to help the club beat Peterborough United 2–1 on 10 February 2015.

This was followed up by scoring his first goal for Gillingham, in a 4–2 win over Milton Keynes Dons on 14 February 2015.

Two days later, Garmston extended his loan spell with the "Gills" until 15 March 2015.

However, he suffered a hamstring and was substituted in the 57th minute, in the club's loss against Barnsley on 27 February 2015.

As a result, Garmston returned to his parent club, as he made nine appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

After being released by West Bromwich Albion, Garmston re-joined Gillingham on a three-year contract.

He made his Gillingham debut since joining them in a pre-season friendly, in a 3–0 win over Folkestone Invicta on 7 July 2015.

However at the start of the 2015–16 season, Garmston found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench.

By mid–October, he became a first team regular for the club, playing in the left–back position.

Garmston then scored his first goal for Gillingham against Yeovil Town in the last 16 of the EFL Trophy on 10 November 2015, as the club lost 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw through penalties.

However, he suffered a hamstring injury that saw him miss two matches.

Following this, he found himself in and out of the starting line–up, due to a competition from Adam Chicksen and Brennan Dickenson for the rest of the 2015–16 season.

At the end of the 2015–16 season, Garmston went on to make thirty–eight appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

Garmston made his return to the first team from injury against Barnsley on 13 February 2016 and played 64 minutes before being substituted, as Gillingham won 2–1.

Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Garmston dislocated his knee in the Gillingham's pre–season tour during a match against AS Étaples on 18 July 2016 and was sidelined for six weeks.

However, he was later sidelined for a month.

Garmston made his first appearance of the season, coming against his former club, West Bromwich Albion U23 in the EFL Trophy and set up the club's first goal of the game, in a 2–0 win.

After the match, he said it was good to make his comeback and spoke about his injuries on Kent Online.

However, his return was short–lived when Garmston suffered a hamstring injury during a FA Cup match against Brackley Town on 16 November 2016 and was substituted in the 67th minute, as Gillingham lost 4–3.

After the match, he was sidelined for the rest of the year with a hamstring injury.

He was released by Grimsby in the summer of 2020 and has remained without a club.

Born in England, he was capped for the Republic of Ireland U17 as well as U19 and U21 level.

Born in Chorley, Staffordshire, Garmston started his football career at the West Bromwich Albion academy after he was spotted by the club whilst playing for non-League side Sutton Coldfield Town.

Garmston progressed through West Bromwich Albion's academy and making a number of appearances for the club's development squad.