Appearances:
76 |
Starts:
76 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
1 |
Games per Goal:
Assists:
Goal Involvements:
Player #353
Source: Football card Tommy Gardner issued by the Topical Times under the Footballers series, 1935.
Source: Football card Tommy Gardner issued by the Topical Times under the Footballers series, 1935.
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Midfielder
1933-34
1937-38
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Tommy Gardner
Tommy Gardner
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Season
1933-34 | 1934-35 | 1935-36 | 1936-37 | 1937-38 |
Age
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D2 |
Squad #
Appearances
12 | 32 | 5 | 24 | 3 |
Starts
12 | 32 | 5 | 24 | 3 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1933-34 | 1934-35 | 1935-36 | 1936-37 | 1937-38 |
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Thomas Gardner
Birth Date
28 May 1910
Birth Place
Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Orrell FC |
1929-32 Liverpool |
1931-32 Grimsby Town |
1932-34 Hull City |
Transfer in
Aged
23
From
Hull City
For
£4,500
On
February 1934
Under
Billy Smith
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
27
Burnley
To
For
Free
On
April 1938
Under
Jimmy Hogan
Subsequent Clubs
1938-45 Burnley |
1945-47 Wrexham |
Died
1 February 1970, Aged 60
Villa Career
1934-38 £4.5k, 76 | 1 | #353 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
76
0
Goals
1
Played Under
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Jimmy McMullan
Jimmy Hogan
Debut
Season
Date
Match
1933-34
24 February 1934
Stoke City (h), Division One
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
23
No Substitutes in Period
Manager
First Goal
23 January 1937
Appearances
Goals
76
1
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1937-38
26 February 1938
Newcastle United (a), Division Two
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
27
No Substitutes in Period
Manager
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Tommy Gardner
Source: Football card Tommy Gardner issued by the Topical Times under the Footballers series, 1935.
Source: Football card Tommy Gardner issued by the Topical Times under the Footballers series, 1935.
Player #355 for Aston Villa, Thomas Gardner, known as Tommy Gardner, and nicknamed Ghandi, played as a midfielder for the club in the position then known as a wing half.
Tommy played for Villa between 1933-34 and 1937-38 making 76 appearances and scored once.
Tommy was born in Huyton, Liverpool on 28 May 1909 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 24 February 1934 aged 24. Tommy became the only Villa player making his debut in the 1933-34 season.
Villa had signed Tommy from Hull City earlier in February 1934 for a fee of £4,500 and he went on to make 12 appearances in his first season.
For 1933-34 Tommy continued as a regular making 31 appearances but in the seasons either side of the 1936-37 Second Division season he barely played. His final game came on 26 February 1938 aged 28 before he moved on to Burnley in April 1937.
Tommy had played under the Billy Smith led Management Committee, Villa’s first manager proper, Jimmy McMullan and his successor Jimmy Hogan.
Tommy passed away in Chester in February 1970 aged 59.