About Len Gardner
Lived 1927 – 1990 (aged 62–63). Len Gardner was an australian rules football player.
Leonard James Gardner (1927 – 3 August 1990) was an Australian rules football player and umpire. He played for in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) during the 1940s and 1950s before becoming a WANFL umpire.
Playing career Gardner made his debut for in 1942 and played 113 matches in two stints with the club between 1942 and 1951. He was a member of East Perth's 1944 premiership-winning team.
Umpiring career In 1952 he was nominated as a WANFL umpire and began officiating the same year.
After a match between East Perth and in 1955, he was attacked by an angry mob of East Perth supporters unhappy with their team losing. He was smuggled out of the ground by police.
He took charge of four WANFL grand finals, in 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1961.
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Len Gardner died on 3 August 1990.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Len Gardner. https://biography.guide/len-gardner/
MLA: "Len Gardner." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/len-gardner/.
Chicago: "Len Gardner." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/len-gardner/.
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