Dave Gardner (footballer)

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Dave Gardner
Personal information
Full nameDavid Richmond Gardner
Date of birth31 March 1873
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death5 November 1931(1931-11-05) (aged 58)
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing positionLeft-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
-1899Third Lanark
1899-1902Newcastle United76(2)
1902–1904Grimsby Town
1904-1907West Ham United80(0)
1907-?Croydon Common
National team
1897Scotland1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

Born in Glasgow,[1] Gardner started his footballing career with Third Lanark before moving south to play for Newcastle United[2][3] 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.[4] He played 80 games without scoring before joining Croydon Common in 1907. He died in 1931.[5]


International career

Gardner played a single game for Scotland, in a 2-2 draw against Wales, on 20 March 1897.[5]


References

  1. "Dave Gardner". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 26 July 2013. 
  2. "Dave Gardner". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013. 
  3. "Newcastle United match preview". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013. 
  4. "Game played 1 September 1904". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 26 July 2013. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "David Gardner". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013. 
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