John Gardiner (footballer, born 1911)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 December 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Bridgeton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1965 (aged 53–54) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Half-back[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Queen's Park | |||
| National team | |||
| 193? | Scotland amateur | 3 | (0) |
| 1936 | Great Britain | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John "Jackie" Gardiner (23 December 1911 – 1965) was a Scottish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Gardiner played amateur football for Queen's Park, he joined from John Street School in Bridgeton. He embarked on a tour of Norway with the club 1933.[1] During his time as a Queens Parker, he represented the amateur national Scotland team in games against England, Wales and Ireland.[1]
He retired from playing due to a cruciate ligament injury.[4]
During the 1936 Olympics games, he represented Great Britain twice, his debut came in a 2-0 victory over China and his final game against Poland in a 5-4 loss. During the game against Poland he was booed by the crowd for body charging several players and knocking over Polish left winger Hubert Gad at a time when Great Britain were losing 5-1.[5]
In the 1950s and 1960s he was general manager of the Kelvin Hall exhibition centre in Glasgow.[6][7] He died in 1965 due to lung cancer.[6] His son is Barry Gardiner, a politician.[6]
Gardiner returned to Queen's Park after his playing career and taught a young Alex Ferguson, Ferguson had complained that an opponent had bitten him during the game and Gardiner told Ferguson to "bite him back".[8] Gardiner became president of the club in the 1960s.
References
- 1 2 3 4 No. 44 J Gardiner. "Well Known Footballers". John Sinclair Ltd.
- ↑ John Gardiner – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Profile". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Memories From Lord MacFarlane". queensparkers.wordpress.com. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ Menary, Steve (2010). GB United? : British olympic football and the end of the amateur dream. Durington: Pitch. ISBN 978-1905411924.
- 1 2 3 http://www.barrygardiner.com/index.php/meet-barry-gardiner
- ↑ The Herald, 30 September 1958
- ↑ Kay, Oliver (22 November 2008). "Ferguson celebrates 50th anniversary". The Times – via Highbeam (subscription required) . Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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