Fred Gardner (cricketer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fred Charles Gardner | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Bell Green, Coventry, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 January 1979 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Coventry, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1946 | Birmingham | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1949 | Coventry City | 13 | (3) |
| 1949–1950 | Newport County | 4 | (2) |
| Rugby Town | |||
| Total | 17+ | (5+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Fred Charles Gardner (4 June 1922 – 12 January 1979) was an English cricketer and footballer. As a footballer, he played inside-forward for Birmingham, Coventry City, Newport County, and Rugby Town. In his cricket career, he was a right-hand opening batsman who played for Warwickshire.
Gardner was playing for Birmingham when World War II came to Europe. He guested for Port Vale in 1946. He signed with Coventry City after the war, and scored three goals in 13 league games for the "Bantams" as the Second Division club posted mid-table finishes in 1946–47, 1947–48, and 1948–49 under the stewardship of Billy Frith and Harry Storer. He scored two goals in four Third Division South games for Tom Bromilow's Newport County in the 1949–50 season. After leaving Rodney Parade, he played for Rugby Town and later became the trainer-coach of Lockheed Leamington.
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