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Paul Gardner
Personal information
Full name	Paul Anthony Gardner
Date of birth	22 September 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Southport, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1982	Blackpool
1982–1984	Bury
1984	Swansea City
1984–1985	Wigan Athletic
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Paul Anthony Gardner (born 22 September 1957 in Southport) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a right-back.

Gardner began his career with Allan Brown's Blackpool in 1976. He made his League debut for the club on 25 September, in a single-goal defeat at Chelsea, thus becoming Blackpool's first Black player.^[3] He went on to make a further 21 starts as Blackpool finished fifth in Division Two at the end of the 1976–77 campaign. He also played in the club's three games (two replays) against Arsenal in the third round of the League Cup. He had made his first appearance for the club in the initial tie on 21 September.^[4] After the third replay, Allan Brown said of Gardner: "The boy has had hard matches every game he has played: three against Arsenal and against Chelsea and Bolton Wanderers. He has responded superbly."^[4]

In 1977–78, Gardner made 31 league appearances as Blackpool finished 20th and were relegated to Division Three.

Under new manager Bob Stokoe, Gardner made 23 appearances during the 1978–79 campaign, and 40 the following season, 1979–80, under Stan Ternent, firstly, then Alan Ball.

In 1980–81, Gardner scored his first and only goal of his career. It came in a 4–2 defeat to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on 16 September 1980.

Allan Brown, who signed Gardner for Blackpool, returned as manager during the 1980–81 season, but in 1981–82 he gave only twelve starts to the defender. At the end of the season, after just over 150 league games for the Seasiders, he was sold to Bury.

Gardner spent two years at Gigg Lane, making almost a century of league appearances for the club. In 1984, he had a short spell with Swansea City, and then finished his career with Wigan Athletic.

References

Specific

^ "Paul Gardner". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 70. ISBN 0362020175.
^ Hern, Bill; Gleave, David (2020). Football's Black Pioneers. Leicester: Conker Editions. pp. 168–169. ISBN 9781999900854.
^ ^a ^b Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.

General

Paul Gardner at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

[1] "Paul Gardner". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

[2] Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 70. ISBN 0362020175.

[3] Hern, Bill; Gleave, David (2020). Football's Black Pioneers. Leicester: Conker Editions. pp. 168–169. ISBN 9781999900854.

[Gillatt-4] Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.

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 '''Paul Anthony Gardner''' (born 22 September 1957 in [[Southport]]) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a [[defender (association football)|right-back]].
-Gardner began his career with [[Allan Brown (footballer, born 1926)|Allan Brown]]'s [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] in 1976. He made his League debut for the club on 25 September, in a single-goal defeat at [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], and went on to make a further 21 starts as Blackpool finished fifth in [[Football League Second Division|Division Two]] at the end of the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1976-77|1976–77]] campaign. He also played in the club's three games (two replays) against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the third round of the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]. He had made his first appearance for the club in the initial tie on 21 September.<ref name=Gillatt>{{cite book|last=Gillatt|first=Peter|title=Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year |publisher=Pitch Publishing Ltd|date=30 November 2009|isbn=978-1-905411-50-4}}</ref> After the third replay, Allan Brown said of Gardner: "The boy has had hard matches every game he has played: three against Arsenal and against Chelsea and Bolton Wanderers. He has responded superbly."<ref name=Gillatt/>
+Gardner began his career with [[Allan Brown (footballer, born 1926)|Allan Brown]]'s [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] in 1976. He made his League debut for the club on 25 September, in a single-goal defeat at [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], thus becoming Blackpool's first Black player.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hern |first1=Bill |last2=Gleave |first2=David |title=Football's Black Pioneers |date=2020 |publisher=Conker Editions |location=Leicester |isbn=9781999900854 |pages=168–169}}</ref> He went on to make a further 21 starts as Blackpool finished fifth in [[Football League Second Division|Division Two]] at the end of the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1976-77|1976–77]] campaign. He also played in the club's three games (two replays) against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the third round of the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]. He had made his first appearance for the club in the initial tie on 21 September.<ref name=Gillatt>{{cite book|last=Gillatt|first=Peter|title=Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year |publisher=Pitch Publishing Ltd|date=30 November 2009|isbn=978-1-905411-50-4}}</ref> After the third replay, Allan Brown said of Gardner: "The boy has had hard matches every game he has played: three against Arsenal and against Chelsea and Bolton Wanderers. He has responded superbly."<ref name=Gillatt/>
 In [[Blackpool F.C. season 1977-78|1977–78]], Gardner made 31 league appearances as Blackpool finished 20th and were relegated to [[Football League Third Division|Division Three]].
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 [[Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players]]
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