James Francis Gardner (born 27 September 1967) is a Scottish former professional football winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Gardner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left wing | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Ayresome North | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Queen's Park | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1993 | Motherwell | 16 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | St Mirren | 41 | (1) |
| 1995 | Scarborough | 6 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Cardiff City | 63 | (5) |
| 1997–1999 | Exeter City | 50 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Stirling Albion | 48 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Arbroath[3] | 9 | (0) |
| 2002–???? | Shettleston | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A product of non-league Ayresome North, Gardner signed for amateur Scottish Football League club Queen's Park in April 1987. He moved on to Motherwell in the summer of 1987 but made only 16 league appearances in five years with the club. He joined St Mirren in September 1993 before moving to the English Football League, initially with Scarborough and then Cardiff City and Exeter City. He returned to Scottish league football in 1999 to play for Stirling Albion and then Arbroath before finishing with non-league Shettleston.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Jimmy Gardner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Jimmy Gardner". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Jimmy Gardner at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Jimmy Gardner at Soccerbase
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