Born in Larbert, Gardiner started career in reserve football in Scotland with Rangers but got little opportunity to play first-team football with the likes of Willie Paton, Billy Simpson and the veteran Willie Thornton all in contention, although he had a strong scoring record when he was selected.[4] He moved to England and signed for Leicester City for £4,000 under manager Dave Halliday.
He was a prolific goalscorer.[5] In three seasons he scored 48 league goals in 69 games and was the leading goalscorer in the Second Division in the 1955–56 season.[6] He lost his starting place in 1957 and was then playing reserve team football. In 1958 he signed for Reading, his time there being hampered by two serious injuries. He finished his career with Sudbury Town and later found employment as telephone exchange operator for British Telecom.[7][8]
ReferencesEdit
^"Willie Gardiner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^Junior Scotland 1889 to 2019: The Players and Matches, Douglas Gorman, Tom McGouran; Lulu.com, 2019
^Willie Gardiner at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
^Rangers player Gardiner, William Silcock, FitbaStats
^Chris Carra (1 October 2014). Swansea City's Greatest Games. Pitch Publishing. pp. 34–. ISBN978-1-909626-96-6.
^"Division 2 1955-56". www.footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
^"Willie Gardiner". www.foxestalk.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
^"Willie Gardiner". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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willie, gardiner, william, silcock, gardiner, august, 1929, january, 2007, scottish, footballer, played, forward, rangers, leicester, city, reading, sudbury, town, personal, informationfull, namewilliam, silcock, gardinerdate, birth, 1929, august, 1929place, b. William Silcock Gardiner 15 August 1929 5 January 2007 was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for Rangers Leicester City Reading and Sudbury Town 3 Willie GardinerPersonal informationFull nameWilliam Silcock GardinerDate of birth 1929 08 15 15 August 1929Place of birthLarbert ScotlandDate of death5 January 2007 2007 01 05 aged 77 1 Place of deathStirling ScotlandPosition s ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls Bo ness United 2 1951 1955Rangers25 16 1955 1958Leicester City69 48 1958 1959Reading8 2 Sudbury Town Club domestic league appearances and goalsBorn in Larbert Gardiner started career in reserve football in Scotland with Rangers but got little opportunity to play first team football with the likes of Willie Paton Billy Simpson and the veteran Willie Thornton all in contention although he had a strong scoring record when he was selected 4 He moved to England and signed for Leicester City for 4 000 under manager Dave Halliday He was a prolific goalscorer 5 In three seasons he scored 48 league goals in 69 games and was the leading goalscorer in the Second Division in the 1955 56 season 6 He lost his starting place in 1957 and was then playing reserve team football In 1958 he signed for Reading his time there being hampered by two serious injuries He finished his career with Sudbury Town and later found employment as telephone exchange operator for British Telecom 7 8 References Edit Willie Gardiner Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 9 June 2015 Junior Scotland 1889 to 2019 The Players and Matches Douglas Gorman Tom McGouran Lulu com 2019 Willie Gardiner at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database Rangers player Gardiner William Silcock FitbaStats Chris Carra 1 October 2014 Swansea City s Greatest Games Pitch Publishing pp 34 ISBN 978 1 909626 96 6 Division 2 1955 56 www footballsite co uk Retrieved 16 March 2015 Willie Gardiner www foxestalk co uk Retrieved 16 March 2015 Willie Gardiner www 11v11 com Retrieved 16 March 2015 This biographical article related to association football in Scotland about a forward born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willie Gardiner amp oldid 1164299244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
