Simon Garner is an English

England

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 former professional footballer

Football (soccer)

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. He is the record goal scorer for the English club Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

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Garner was educated at Boston Grammar School

Boston Grammar School

The Boston Grammar School is a selective grammar school and sixth form college for boys aged 11 to 18 and girls attending the sixth form aged 16–18 located in Boston, Lincolnshire, England....

 and played for local club Boston United

Boston United F.C.

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. He joined Blackburn Rovers as an apprentice, turning professional in July 1978. His debut came the following season against Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

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 in 1978 at St. James' Park, the first of 484 league games for Rovers, in which he scored 194 goals. In his final season at Ewood Park, he helped fulfil chairman Jack Walker

Jack Walker

Jack Walker was a British industrialist and businessman, from Blackburn, Lancashire. Walker invested tens of millions of pounds in Blackburn Rovers football club after amassing a personal fortune of £600 million...

's dream as Blackburn were promoted in time for the first Premier League season.

That summer, in August 1992, he moved to West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

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 for a fee of £30,000. He made 33 league appearances for the Baggies, scoring 8 more goals before moving to league newcomers Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe Wanderers F.C.

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 in February 1994 on a free transfer, and helping them to promotion in their first season in the league by scoring in both legs of the play-off semi-final against Carlisle United

Carlisle United F.C.

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, and also in the play-off final at Wembley against Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

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In January 1996, he moved to Torquay United

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...

 on loan, playing 11 league games, but only scoring 1 goal for Eddie May

Eddie May

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's side. After 66 league games for Wycombe, scoring 15 goals, he left to join non-league Woking

Woking F.C.

Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the...

on a free transfer in June 1996.