Pat Gardner (footballer)

Pat Gardner
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-11-27) 27 November 1943 (age 80)
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Bellshill Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1964 Queen of the South 20 (2)
1964 Airdrieonians 0 (0)
1964–1967 Raith Rovers 135 (57)
1967–1971 Dunfermline Athletic 141 (39)
1972–1974 Dundee United 72 (18)
1974–1976 Motherwell 34 (5)
1976–1977 Arbroath 37 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pat Gardner (born 27 November 1943) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Queen of the South, Airdrieonians, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee United, Motherwell and Arbroath.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Gardner began his senior career under player/manager George Farm at Dumfries club, Queen of the South, spending two seasons at the club which were in the Scottish League's top division at the time. He joined Farm again at Raith Rovers then moved to Dunfermline in the summer of 1967 for a "sizeable" fee, following manager George Farm.[8] He helped Dunfermline win the 1967–68 Scottish Cup, scoring two goals in the victory against Heart of Midlothian in the final.[9] The Pars progressed to the semi-finals of the 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup, with Gardner scoring the only goal of the quarter-final tie against West Bromwich Albion.[9] He later helped Dundee United reach the 1974 Scottish Cup Final, which they lost 3–0 to Celtic.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Pat Gardner". The Arab Archive. Niall Harkiss & Bryan Orr. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ^ "QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ^ "RAITH ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  4. ^ "DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ^ "DUNDEE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. ^ "MOTHERWELL : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  7. ^ "ARBROATH : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Sad Passing of Ian Lister". www.raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  9. ^ a b c Quinn, John (1 December 1997). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Pat Gardner; Soccer career that spanned 15 years.. and seven clubs". The Mirror. Retrieved 12 September 2015.