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
Representative
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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,^[1] Wigan and Oldham, as a prop or second-row.^[2]

Background[edit]

Danny Gardiner was born in Kirkby-in-Furness, Lancashire, England (birth registered in Ulverston district, Lancashire, England).^{[citation needed]}

Danny Gardiner won a cap for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1965 against New Zealand.^[2]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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 81–82) in Ulverston district, Lancashire, England).

^ ^a ^b McAteer, Paddy. "South Cumbrian Wigan RL star dies". The Mail. CN Group. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Player Summary: Danny Gardiner". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "1966-1967 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.