Joseph Alan Garner (born 12 April 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League side Oldham Athletic.

Garner had a three-year spell with Preston North End, where he made over 150 appearances and won the 2015 Football League One play-off final.

[6] On 17 March 2007, he scored and was sent off in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town at Brunton Park, receiving a second yellow card for diving after a tackle from former United goalkeeper Matt Glennon.

[16] He then netted a 'majestic' 35-yard chip in a 2–0 victory at Southampton,[17] before scoring his fifth of the season in the 4–2 home loss against Doncaster Rovers,[18] a result which cost the Forest manager Colin Calderwood his job.

[18] After the arrival of new manager Billy Davies at Forest on 1 January 2009, Garner struggled to hold a regular first-team place during the remainder of the season and was limited to mainly substitute appearances.

[citation needed] However, Garner netted his first goal under Davies with a crucial 83rd-minute equaliser against Bristol City on 11 April 2009, a game that ended in a 3–2 Forest win.

Due to then Forest manager Billy Davies preferring other striking options, Garner spent almost the entire 2010–11 season out on loan with a spell at Huddersfield Town and then Scunthorpe United.

[24] After making no appearances for Forest upon his return, Garner joined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season on 31 January 2011.

[27] Scunthorpe finished bottom of the Championship league table and were relegated,[28] and Garner returned to Forest at the end of the 2010–11 season.

The following season, with a depleted number of striking options available to new manager Steve McClaren, Garner made his first appearance for Forest in over a year coming on as a second-half substitute against Barnsley.

[43] After a goal in the 4–2 FA Cup win over Ebbsfleet United,[44] Garner opened the scoring in a 1–1 draw against Preston North End with a penalty.

On 20 December 2013, Preston exercised the option of the further year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2015, after he had hit a rich vein of form which began with a late header against Tranmere at Deepdale.

In the following 2015–2016 season, with Preston North End now back in the Championship, Garner grabbed his 100th career goal in a 2–1 victory at home to Charlton Athletic.

[53] Despite a debut Old Firm goal, Garner failed to net again for the club in over six weeks until he headed an equaliser in Rangers' 1–1 draw at home to St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership on 26 October 2016.

[58] Garner started his third Old Firm match on Hogmanay 2016 but left the field after being injured in the buildup to Rangers' goal, being replaced by Martyn Waghorn after sixteen minutes.

[62] On 16 June 2017, Garner left Rangers to join EFL Championship side Ipswich Town[63] with the fee reported to be £1m.

[8] During the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification, Garner scored in a 2–1 loss to the Belgium under-19s[73] and also made appearances against Northern Ireland under-19s[74] and Serbia & Montenegro under-19s.