Danny Gardiner

Danny Gardiner

Personal information
Full name	Robert Bernard Gardiner
Born	third ¼ 1939 Kirkby-in-Furness, England
Died	14 January 2015 (aged 75)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1965–65 Workington Town 121 1965–68 Wigan 142+7 2 0 0 6 1969–70 Oldham 24 1 0 0 3 Total 294 3 0 0 9 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1964–65 Lancashire 3 0 0 0 0 1965 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
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Robert Bernard "Danny" Gardiner (third ¼ 1939 – 14 January 2015) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Workington Town, Wigan and Oldham, as a prop or second-row.

Background

Danny Gardiner was born in Kirkby-in-Furness, Lancashire, England (birth registered in Ulverston district, Lancashire, England).

Playing career

International honours

Danny Gardiner won a cap for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1965 against New Zealand.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Danny Gardiner played left-prop in Wigan's 20-16 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.

County Cup Final appearances

Danny Gardiner played left-prop in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton, on Saturday 29 October 1966.

Genealogical information

Danny Gardiner was the older brother of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s for Workington Town (A-Team plus 4-matches during the 1964–65 season); John Eric Gardiner (birth registered second ¼ 1942 (age 83–84) in Ulverston district, Lancashire, England).

External links

• Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com Archived 26 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine