George Tanner (English footballer)

Summary

George Tanner (born 16 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bristol City as a full-back.[3]

George Tanner
Tanner playing for Manchester United U18s in November 2017
Personal information
Full name George Tanner[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
Bristol City
Number 19
Youth career
2015–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Manchester United 0 (0)
2019–2020Morecambe (loan) 23 (0)
2020Salford City (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Carlisle United 42 (3)
2021– Bristol City 68 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:17, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Career edit

Manchester United edit

Initially a forward, Tanner made seven appearances for Manchester United's under-18 team in 2015–16,[4] and joined the club as an academy scholar in July 2016. After joining the club, he found himself used more as a full-back, and made 27 appearances from left-back in 2016–17.[4] He added another 20 appearances for the under-18s in 2017–18,[4] as well as a further seven for the under-19s in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League and one in the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 30 January 2018.[5] In 2018–19, he was promoted to the under-23 side, making his debut in a 2–2 draw at Fulham on 9 August 2018.[6] He made 17 appearances in Premier League 2 that season, as well as another three in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League.[4]

In 2019–20, after being an unused substitute for Manchester United's under-23s in a 2–0 win over Rotherham United in the EFL Trophy on 6 August 2019,[7] Tanner joined Morecambe for the remainder of the season.[8] He made his debut for Morecambe in an EFL Cup first-round game against Mansfield Town on 13 August, receiving a booking as the match finished in a 2–2 draw, Morecambe progressing on penalties.[9] He made his English Football League debut four days later, playing 63 minutes of a goalless draw with Cheltenham Town.[10] After his loan at Morecambe was cut short early, Tanner joined another League Two club on loan, this time Salford City.[11]

He was released by Manchester United at the end of the 2019–20 season.[12]

Carlisle United edit

On 3 August 2020 he signed for Carlisle United.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 October 2020, in a 3–1 league victory against Morecambe.[14]

Bristol City edit

He signed for Bristol City on 30 August 2021.[15][16]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 16 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2019–20[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morecambe (loan) 2019–20[17] League Two 23 0 1 0 2 0 3[a] 0 29 0
Salford City (loan) 2019–20[17] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carlisle United 2020–21[14] League Two 37 3 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 42 3
2021–22[18] League Two 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 42 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 48 3
Bristol City 2021–22[18] Championship 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2022–23[19] Championship 26 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 32 0
2023–24[20] Championship 29 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 35 0
Total 68 1 8 0 4 0 0 0 80 1
Career total 133 4 11 0 8 0 5 0 157 4
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.

References edit

  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. ^ "George Tanner". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ George Tanner at Soccerbase
  4. ^ a b c d "George Tanner". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Tanner and Dunne sign professional contracts". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ^ Marshall, Adam (9 August 2018). "U23s: Fulham 2 United 2". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. ^ Marshall, Adam (6 August 2019). "Young Reds make winning start in Leasing.com Trophy". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. ^ "George Tanner: Man Utd defender loaned to Morecambe". BBC Sport. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Mansfield Town 2–2 Morecambe (5–6 pens)". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Morecambe 0–0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  11. ^ "George Tanner: Manchester United defender joins Salford on loan". BBC Sport. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. ^ "United Issue Update in Academy Squads". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  13. ^ "George Tanner: Carlisle United sign former Manchester United defender". BBC Sport. 3 August 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by George Tanner in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Tanner delighted to complete switch". Bristol City.
  16. ^ "Bristol City sign Tanner from Carlisle". BBC Sport.
  17. ^ a b c "Games played by George Tanner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by George Tanner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by George Tanner in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by George Tanner in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2023.