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John Gardiner (footballer, born 1911)
John Flannegan Gardiner[2] (23 December 1911 – 10 October 1965), sometimes known as Jackie Gardiner,[3][4] was a Scottish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[5][6] CareerGardiner played amateur football for Queen's Park,[7] joining in 1930 from John Street School in Bridgeton.[8] He embarked on a tour of Norway with the club in 1933.[1] During his time with Queen's Park, he represented the Scottish amateur national team in games against England, Wales and Ireland.[1] He retired from playing due to a cruciate ligament injury.[9] During the 1936 Olympic Games, he represented Great Britain twice, his debut came in a 2–0 victory over China and his final game against Poland in a 5–4 loss. During the game against Poland he was booed by the crowd for body charging several players and knocking over Polish left winger Hubert Gad at a time when Great Britain were losing 5–1.[10] In the 1950s and 1960s, he was general manager of the Kelvin Hall exhibition centre in Glasgow.[11][12] He died in 1965 from lung cancer.[11] His son is Barry Gardiner, a politician,[11] while grandson Jacob Gardiner-Smith is also a footballer.[13] Gardiner returned to Queen's Park after his playing career and taught a young Alex Ferguson, Ferguson had complained that an opponent had bitten him during the game and Gardiner told Ferguson to "bite him back".[14] Gardiner became president of the club in the 1960s. References
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