Danny Gardiner
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Kirkby-in-Furness, England
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| Full name | Robert Bernard Gardiner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | third ¼ 1939 Kirkby-in-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 January 2015 (aged 75)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Bernard "Danny" Gardiner (third ¼ 1939 – 14 January 2015) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Workington Town,[1] Wigan and Oldham, as a prop or second-row.[2]
Danny Gardiner was born in Kirkby-in-Furness, Lancashire, England (birth registered in Ulverston district, Lancashire, England).[citation needed]
Playing career
International honours
Danny Gardiner won a cap for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1965 against New Zealand.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Danny Gardiner played left-prop in Wigan's 20-16 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.[4]
County Cup Final appearances
Danny Gardiner played left-prop in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton, on Saturday 29 October 1966.[5]