Gary Borrowdale
Personal information
Full name	Gareth Ian Borrowdale
Date of birth	16 July 1985 (1985-07-16) (age 24)
Place of birth	Worcester Park, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Queens Park Rangers
Number	29
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2007 2007–2009 2008 2008–2009 2009– 2009	Crystal Palace Coventry City → Colchester United (loan) → Queens Park Rangers (loan) Queens Park Rangers → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	098 0(0) 021 0(0) 004 0(0) 000 0(0) 000 0(0) 012 0(0)
National team2
2005	England U20	001 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03 May 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 20:25, 4 November 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Gareth Ian "Gary" Borrowdale (born 16 July 1985) is an English footballer who is currently contracted to Championship side Queens Park Rangers.

A left-sided player, Borrowdale plays as a Left back. He has also been known to operate as a central defender and has been deployed in this role for a number of reserve games, adding to his versatility.

Contents 1 Career 2 International 3 Honours 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Career

Borrowdale began his career at Crystal Palace, and made his debut aged 17 in December 2002. He gave a good performance and made a regular place for himself in the first team, quickly making the transition to first-team football and becoming a regular member of the first XI. At just age 21 he made his 100th appearance for Palace, and looked to have a big future, collecting the club's "Young Player of the Year" award to cap some strong performances in the 2006-07 season. However, this would be his last at Selhurst Park. With his contract expired, he opted to join former Palace boss Iain Dowie to Coventry City, for a tribunal fee of £650k.

At Coventry his career has stuttered somewhat, with the team struggling and Dowie sacked, resulting in Borrowdale spending most of the season on the sidelines. In September 2008, he joined Colchester United on a month long emergency loan. He started his first match for Colchester on 26 September.

On 23 November 2008, he became Queens Park Rangers manager Paulo Sousa's first loan signing since taking over at Loftus Road. He signed with the club on a permanent contract on 2 January 2009.^[1]

Borrowdale joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the remainder of the season on March 6, 2009, after an injury to first choice left-back Jim McNulty ^[2], making 12 appearances for the Seagulls.

[edit] International

He received his first call-up to the England U21 squad for the October 2006 play-offs against Germany, although he has yet to appear in the team. He has also represented England at U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels.

[edit] Honours

2007 - Crystal Palace "Young Player of the Year"

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Gary Borrowdale player profile at the Coventry City website
• Gary Borrowdale Official Website at officialplayerwebsites.com
• Gary Borrowdale career stats at Soccerbase

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