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Centre Forward
William
Gardiner
exact date TBC
Date of birth
Larbert, Scotland
Competitive debut
Dunfermline Athletic v Rangers 15 September 1951
Left to join
1955 to Leicester City
38
Appearances
31
Goals
0.82
Goals/game
31
Competitive apps
WG
Profile image
Debut & last match
Competitive debut
Dunfermline Athletic v Rangers 15 September 1951
First team debut (all)
Dunfermline Athletic v Rangers 15 September 1951
Last competitive
Aberdeen v Rangers 2 April 1955
Last match (all)
Aberdeen v Rangers 2 April 1955
Season by season
Goals & appearances per season
Player details
Full nameWilliam Gardiner
Date of birthLarbert, Scotland
PositionCentre Forward
Signedexact date TBC
Left to join1955 to Leicester City
Competitive debutDunfermline Athletic v Rangers 15 September 1951
Debut (all matches)Dunfermline Athletic v Rangers 15 September 1951
Last competitiveAberdeen v Rangers 2 April 1955
Last match (all)Aberdeen v Rangers 2 April 1955
First goalRangers v Dunfermline Athletic 1951-09-19
Last goalRangers v Falkirk 1955-03-09
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League25022
League Cup301
Scottish Cup302
Europe000
Other706
Competitive total31025
Overall (incl. other)38 apps31
Goal milestones
First goal
Rangers v Dunfermline Athletic 1951-09-19
Last goal
Rangers v Falkirk 1955-03-09
Personal & career info
Full nameWilliam Gardiner
Date of birthLarbert, Scotland
PositionCentre Forward
Date signedexact date TBC
Left to join1955 to Leicester City
Competitive debutDunfermline Athletic v Rangers 15 September 1951
Debut — all matchesDunfermline Athletic v Rangers 15 September 1951
Last competitiveAberdeen v Rangers 2 April 1955
Last match — allAberdeen v Rangers 2 April 1955
First goalRangers v Dunfermline Athletic 1951-09-19
Last goalRangers v Falkirk 1955-03-09
Appearance & goal totals
League starts25
League subs0
League goals22
League Cup starts3
League Cup subs0
League Cup goals1
Scottish Cup starts3
Scottish Cup subs0
Scottish Cup goals2
Europe starts0
Europe subs0
Europe goals0
Other starts7
Other subs0
Other goals6
Total competitive apps31
Total competitive goals25
Overall apps38
Overall goals31
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Archive footage
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Data & analytics
Career breakdown
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Overall strike rate
82%
31 goals in 38 games
League strike rate
88%
22 goals in 25 games
European strike rate
0%
0 goals in 0 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Rangers v Dunfermline Athletic 1951-09-19
Last goal
Rangers v Falkirk 1955-03-09
Total competitive goals
25
Overall goals
31
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