Mark Gardiner
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Christopher Gardiner | ||
Date of birth | 25 December 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Cirencester, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1987 | Swindon Town | 10 | (1) |
1987–1988 | Torquay United | 49 | (4) |
1988–1995 | Crewe Alexandra | 193 | (35) |
1995 | → Chester City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Fredrikstad | 16 | (3) |
1997–1998 | Macclesfield Town | 7 | (2) |
1997–2000 | Northwich Victoria | 8 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Leek Town | ||
2001–2004 | Nantwich Town | (14) | |
Total | 270 | (43) | |
Managerial career | |||
1998–2000 | Northwich Victoria | ||
2000–2005 | Leek Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mark Christopher Gardiner
Career
Gardiner was born in Cirencester. He began his career as an apprentice with Swindon Town, making his league debut while still an apprentice in a 1–1 draw against Mansfield Town at the County Ground in April 1984. He turned professional in September 1984, making 10 league appearances, scoring 1 goal for the Robins.
He joined Torquay United on a free transfer in February 1987 (as part of the deal taking Phil King to Swindon_ and was plunged straight into the relegation battle, which would eventually see Torquay survive on the last day of the season and Lincoln City relegated to the Conference. The following season, Gardiner remained a regular in the resurgent Torquay side, scoring a spectacular winner away to Bolton Wanderers (only to be given a roasting by then manager Cyril Knowles as he was supposed to have aimed for the corner-flag as Torquay held on for a draw).
In August 1988 Gardiner left for
He joined
The following season was a struggle, Northwich flirted with relegation, finally finishing 18th, and were knocked out of the FA Trophy by
In 2006 Gardiner had a brief spell in the TC Exiles squad which played in the Cirencester District Division 2. He led them to a final in which they ran out 2–1 to a last minute winner. Exiles soon folded and, with a string of injuries, Gardiner called it a day.[citation needed]
Honours
Crewe Alexandra
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1988–89
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Mark Gardiner". Player History. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Mark Gardiner". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Gardiner sacked by Northwich". BBC Sport. 4 October 2000. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Leek Town FC Managers". Leek Town F.C. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
External links
Mark Gardiner at Soccerbase