James Ian Gardiner
London Hearts. (18 October 1928 – 15 April 1990) was a Scottish
footballer
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, who played for
East Fife,
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
,
Raith Rovers,
St Johnstone
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,
Montrose and the
Scotland national football team. He scored 125 goals in the top division of the
Scottish Football League
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, and 217 goals in all competitions, during his career. He also represented the Scottish League once, scoring against the
Irish League in a 5–1 win in 1954.
Gardiner died in
Balbeggie on 15 April 1990, at the age of 61.
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1928 births
1990 deaths
Men's association football forwards
Scottish men's footballers
Scotland men's international footballers
Scotland men's B international footballers
Scottish Football League players
East Fife F.C. players
Motherwell F.C. players
Raith Rovers F.C. players
St Johnstone F.C. players
Montrose F.C. players
Scottish Football League representative players
Footballers from Perth and Kinross
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