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Dave Gardner (footballer)

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Dave Gardner
Personal information
Full name David Richmond Gardner
Date of birth 31 March 1873
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 5 November 1931(1931-11-05) (aged 58)
Place of death Leicester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1899 Third Lanark 50 (1)
1899–1902 Newcastle United 76 (2)
1902–1904 Grimsby Town
1904–1907 West Ham United 80 (0)
1907–? Croydon Common
International career
1897 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Richmond Gardner (31 March 1873 – 5 November 1931) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a left-back.

Born in Glasgow,[1] Gardner started his footballing career with Third Lanark[2] before moving south to play for Newcastle United[3][4] and Grimsby Town. In 1904 he joined West Ham United. Gardner made his West Ham debut on 1 September 1904 in a 3–0 home win against Millwall.[5] He played 80 games without scoring before joining Croydon Common in 1907. He died in 1931.[6]

International career

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Gardner played a single game for Scotland, in a 2–2 draw against Wales on 20 March 1897.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Dave Gardner". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Dave Gardner". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Newcastle United match preview". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Game played 1 September 1904". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b "David Gardner". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.