| Eric Gardner | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Eric Gardner | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 1905 | ||
| Place of death | Sweden | ||
| Original team | Melbourne Grammar | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1900–03 | Melbourne | 39 (13) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1903 season .
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Eric Gardner (27 June 1881–1905) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The younger brother of Corrie Gardner, Eric was a long kicking forward. He played as a wingman and missed out on playing in Melbourne's 1900 premiership side, in his debut season, through injury. He died young in 1905 while in Sweden.