| Alex Gardiner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alex Gardiner | ||
| Date of birth | (1935-01-03)3 January 1935 | ||
| Original team(s) | Gisborne | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wingman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1955–56, 1958–62 | Footscray | 92 (18) | |
| 1963-1967 | Box Hill | 55 (58) | |
| Total | 147 (76) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alec Gardiner (born 3 January 1935) was anAustralian rules footballer who played withFootscray in theVictorian Football League (VFL). His father, also namedAlec was a Footscray player during the 1920s.
Gardiner, originally fromGisborne, was one of Footscray's wingers in the1961 VFL Grand Final loss to Hawthorn. From 1963 to 1967, Gardiner was captain-coach ofBox Hill in theVictorian Football Association (VFA). He always polled well in the Field Trophy, finishing as the runner-up in 1964. In all, Gardiner played a total of 73 games for Box Hill, mainly as a centreman, and scored 61 goals. In 2000 he was selected on the wing in Box Hill's "Greatest Ever Team" and named as captain.