| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Silcock Gardiner | ||
| Date of birth | (1929-08-15)15 August 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Larbert, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 January 2007(2007-01-05) (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bo'ness United[2] | |||
| 1951–1955 | Rangers | 25 | (16) |
| 1955–1958 | Leicester City | 69 | (48) |
| 1958–1959 | Reading | 8 | (2) |
| Sudbury Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Silcock Gardiner (15 August 1929 – 5 January 2007) was a Scottishfootballer who played as aforward forRangers,Leicester City,Reading andSudbury Town.[3]
Born inLarbert, Gardiner started career in reserve football in Scotland with Rangers but got little opportunity to play first-team football with the likes ofWillie Paton,Billy Simpson and the veteranWillie Thornton all in contention, although he had a strong scoring record when he was selected.[4] He moved to England and signed for Leicester City for £4,000 under managerDave Halliday.
He was a prolific goalscorer.[5] In three seasons he scored 48 league goals in 69 games and was the leading goalscorer in the Second Division in the 1955–56 season.[6] He lost his starting place in 1957 and was then playing reserve team football. In 1958 he signed for Reading, his time there being hampered by two serious injuries. He finished his career with Sudbury Town and later found employment as telephone exchange operator forBritish Telecom.[7][8]
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