Garry Monk
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Garry Alan Monk is an English professional footballer, currently playing as a central defender for Swansea City
. He has played for England
at Under-17 level.
, making five appearances during the 1995–96 season
, whilst still a trainee. At the end of that season he moved to Southampton
to complete his apprenticeship and turned professional with The Saints in May 1997.
Monk returned to Torquay on loan in September 1998 and on returning to the Dell
, immediately broke into the first team squad, making his first team début against Derby County
on 28 November 1998 in place of the injured Ken Monkou. In September 1999, he had a loan spell at Stockport County
, before being recalled to the first team for two matches in January 2000.
He later had a loan spell at Oxford United
(in January 2001), but was recalled from Oxford by Glenn Hoddle
during to an injury crisis amongst the Southampton defenders. In May 2001, he started in both of the last two home games at The Dell, against Manchester United
and Arsenal
, both of which resulted in victories.
Monk had a longer loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday
(from December 2002 to March 20) with a view to a permanent transfer, which failed to materialise after Wednesday's relegation to Division Two. He eventually left the Saints in February 2004, signing for Barnsley
on a free transfer, having been on loan for the previous three months. He struggled to settle in at Oakwell, scoring once against Bristol City in the FA Cup, and moved to Swansea City on a free transfer in June 2004.
, he picked up a cruciate ligament
injury in an innocuous-looking challenge with Scunthorpe
striker Andy Keogh
, which ruled him out for the whole campaign and with his contract running out at the end of the season his future was in doubt.
Monk made a massive come back at the beginning of the 2007–08 season as skipper and came back strong putting in brilliant performances almost every game he played and got one important goal at home to Leeds United helping the Swans
to the Second Tier of Football (Coca Cola Championship
) for the first time in 24 years and got his hands on the League One title at Brighton to go with it. The 2008–09 season bought Monk a new centre defensive partner in Ashley Williams as Alan Tate was dropped from the side. Good performances came thick and fast as he played most of the games in the Swans first season back in the Championship. The 2009-2010 was not the best for Monk, he only played 22 games due to injuries and suspensions. After Brendan Rodgers became new Swans manager he criticised former manager Paulo Sousa saying his training tactics were not very good. The 2010–11 season started well, as he played every game until he picked another injury against Colchester United in the FA Cup on 8 January 2011.
Monk signed a new three-year contract with Swansea following their promotion to the Premier League in 2011.
|1995-96||rowspan="1"|Torquay United F.C.
||rowspan="1"|Football League Third Division
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|1996-97||rowspan="3"|Southampton F.C.
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|1997-98||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-
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|1998-99||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||5||0
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|1998-99||rowspan="1"|Torquay United F.C.
(loan)||rowspan="1"|Football League Third Division
||6||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||6||0
|-
|1999-00||rowspan="1"|Southampton F.C.
||rowspan="1"|Premier League||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
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|1999-00||rowspan="1"|Stockport County F.C.
(loan)||rowspan="1"|Football League First Division
||2||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||4||0
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|2000-01||rowspan="1"|Southampton F.C.
||rowspan="1"|Premier League||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
|-
|2000-01||rowspan="1"|Oxford United F.C.
(loan)||rowspan="1"|Football League Second Division
||5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
|-
|2001-02||rowspan="2"|Southampton F.C.
||rowspan="2"|Premier League||2||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||3||0
|-
|2002-03||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0
|-
|2002-03||rowspan="1"|Sheffield Wednesday(loan)||rowspan="1"|Football League First Division
||15||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||15||0
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|2003-04||rowspan="1"|Southampton F.C.
||rowspan="1"|Premier League||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-
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|2003-04||rowspan="1"|Barnsley F.C.
(loan)||rowspan="2"|Football League Second Division
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|2003-04||rowspan="1"|Barnsley F.C.
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|2004-05
||rowspan="8"|Swansea City A.F.C.
||rowspan="1"|Football League Two
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|2005-06||rowspan="3"|Football League One
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|2006-07||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
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|2007-08
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|2008-09||rowspan="3"|Football League Championship
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|2009-10
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|2010-11
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|2011-12
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Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
. He has played for England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
at Under-17 level.
Early career
Monk began his career as a trainee with Torquay UnitedTorquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
, making five appearances during the 1995–96 season
1995-96 in English football
- Premiership :Newcastle United were 12 points clear at the top of Manchester United, but Alex Ferguson's relatively young and inexperienced side overhauled them during the second half of the season to win the title....
, whilst still a trainee. At the end of that season he moved to Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
to complete his apprenticeship and turned professional with The Saints in May 1997.
Monk returned to Torquay on loan in September 1998 and on returning to the Dell
The Dell (Southampton F.C.)
The Dell in Milton Road, Southampton, England was the home ground of Southampton Football Club, between 1898 and 2001.-New stadium:Since 1896, Southampton had been tenants of Hampshire County Cricket Club at the County Ground, having vacated the Antelope Ground in the summer of 1896...
, immediately broke into the first team squad, making his first team début against Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
on 28 November 1998 in place of the injured Ken Monkou. In September 1999, he had a loan spell at Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
, before being recalled to the first team for two matches in January 2000.
He later had a loan spell at Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
(in January 2001), but was recalled from Oxford by Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England....
during to an injury crisis amongst the Southampton defenders. In May 2001, he started in both of the last two home games at The Dell, against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
and Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, both of which resulted in victories.
Monk had a longer loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
(from December 2002 to March 20) with a view to a permanent transfer, which failed to materialise after Wednesday's relegation to Division Two. He eventually left the Saints in February 2004, signing for Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
on a free transfer, having been on loan for the previous three months. He struggled to settle in at Oakwell, scoring once against Bristol City in the FA Cup, and moved to Swansea City on a free transfer in June 2004.
Swansea City
Monk helped the Swans to promotion in his first season and the League One play-offs in his second. In August 2006, it was announced he would become the captain for the forthcoming season. However, just two games into the 2006–07 season2006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
, he picked up a cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligaments are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee...
injury in an innocuous-looking challenge with Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
striker Andy Keogh
Andy Keogh
Andrew Declan "Andy" Keogh is a Republic of Ireland International footballer who plays as a striker. He can also play as a winger. He is currently on loan at Championship side Leeds United from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers...
, which ruled him out for the whole campaign and with his contract running out at the end of the season his future was in doubt.
Monk made a massive come back at the beginning of the 2007–08 season as skipper and came back strong putting in brilliant performances almost every game he played and got one important goal at home to Leeds United helping the Swans
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
to the Second Tier of Football (Coca Cola Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
) for the first time in 24 years and got his hands on the League One title at Brighton to go with it. The 2008–09 season bought Monk a new centre defensive partner in Ashley Williams as Alan Tate was dropped from the side. Good performances came thick and fast as he played most of the games in the Swans first season back in the Championship. The 2009-2010 was not the best for Monk, he only played 22 games due to injuries and suspensions. After Brendan Rodgers became new Swans manager he criticised former manager Paulo Sousa saying his training tactics were not very good. The 2010–11 season started well, as he played every game until he picked another injury against Colchester United in the FA Cup on 8 January 2011.
Monk signed a new three-year contract with Swansea following their promotion to the Premier League in 2011.
Career statistics
|-|1995-96||rowspan="1"|Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
||rowspan="1"|Football League Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
||5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
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|1996-97||rowspan="3"|Southampton F.C.
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
||rowspan="3"|Premier League||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-
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|1997-98||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-
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|1998-99||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||5||0
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|1998-99||rowspan="1"|Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
(loan)||rowspan="1"|Football League Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
||6||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||6||0
|-
|1999-00||rowspan="1"|Southampton F.C.
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
||rowspan="1"|Premier League||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
|-
|1999-00||rowspan="1"|Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
(loan)||rowspan="1"|Football League First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
||2||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||4||0
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|2000-01||rowspan="1"|Southampton F.C.
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
||rowspan="1"|Premier League||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
|-
|2000-01||rowspan="1"|Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
(loan)||rowspan="1"|Football League Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
||5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
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|2001-02||rowspan="2"|Southampton F.C.
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
||rowspan="2"|Premier League||2||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||3||0
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|2002-03||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0
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|2002-03||rowspan="1"|Sheffield Wednesday(loan)||rowspan="1"|Football League First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
||15||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||15||0
|-
|2003-04||rowspan="1"|Southampton F.C.
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
||rowspan="1"|Premier League||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-
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|2003-04||rowspan="1"|Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
(loan)||rowspan="2"|Football League Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
||14||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||18||1
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|2003-04||rowspan="1"|Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||0
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|2004-05
2004–05 Football League Two
The 2004–05 Football League Two season was the first season since the Football League Third Division was renamed League Two, following a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola. The league was made up of eighteen teams from the Third Division who were neither promoted or relegated, the four relegated...
||rowspan="8"|Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
||rowspan="1"|Football League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||34||0||4||0||1||0||39||0
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|2005-06||rowspan="3"|Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||36||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||36||1
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|2006-07||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
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|2007-08
2007–08 Football League One
The Football League 2007–08 , was the sixteenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals....
||32||1||3||0||2||0||37||1
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|2008-09||rowspan="3"|Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||40||1||3||0||3||0||46||1
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|2009-10
2009–10 Football League Championship
The Football League Championship season 2009–10 is the sixth season of the league under its current title and eighteenth season under its current league division format...
||23||0||1||0||2||1||26||1
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|2010-11
2010–11 Football League Championship
The 2010–11 Football League Championship was the seventh season of the league under its current name and nineteenth season under its current league division format...
||32||0||1||1||3||0||36||1
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|2011-12
2011–12 Premier League
The 2011–12 Premier League is the twentieth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2011–12 fixtures were announced on 17 June 2011 at 9:00 BST. The season began on 13 August 2011 and is due to end on 13 May 2012...
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