 On 14 January 2014, Garner came on as a substitute in the 62nd minute of Preston's FA Cup game against Ipswich and scored a hat-trick, including 2 goals in the space of 1 minute to help them to a 3–2 win.He scored a "terrific 25-yard volley" to equalise against Rotherham United in the play-off semi-final first leg, but Rotherham won the second leg to progress to the final.On 14 March 2015, Garner scored 4 goals for Preston in a 5–1 rout of Crewe.