About Les Gardiner
Lived 1918 – 1991 (aged 72–73). Les Gardiner was a British association football player.
Leslie Lickley Gardiner (10 August 1918 – 6 February 1991) was a Scottish professional footballer who played 14 games in the Football League for Torquay United.
Gardiner was born in Dundee in August 1918. Gardiner, an outside left, began his career with Hibernian. He made 15 appearances and scored five goals in the Scottish Football League during the 1936–37 season, before joining Torquay United in 1937. He scored on his Torquay debut, netting the only goal in Torquay's home win against Walsall. He scored five goals in 16 games that season before leaving to join Clapton Orient. However, he failed to make the Orient first team and left league football.
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Who was Les Gardiner?
Scottish footballer (1918-1991)
When was Les Gardiner born?
Les Gardiner was born on 10 August 1918.
When did Les Gardiner die?
Les Gardiner died in 1991.
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Les Gardiner was an association football player.
What nationality was Les Gardiner?
Les Gardiner was British.
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