Len Gardner
| Len Gardner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leonard James Gardner | ||
| Date of birth | 1927 | ||
| Date of death | 1990 (aged 62–63) | ||
| Umpiring career | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1952-? | WANFL | Field umpire | |
| Career highlights | |||
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Leonard James Gardner (1927 – 1990) was an Australian rules football player and umpire. He played for Template:WAFL EP in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) during the 1940s and 1950s before becoming a WANFL umpire.
Playing career
Gardner made his debut for Template:WAFL EP in 1942 and played 113 matches in two stints with the club between 1942 and 1951. He was a member of East Perth's 1944 premiership-winning team.[1][2]
Umpiring career
In 1952 he was nominated as a WANFL umpire and began officiating the same year.[3]
After a match between East Perth and Template:WAFL SD in 1955, he was attacked by an angry mob of East Perth supporters unhappy with their team losing. He was smuggled out of the ground by police.[4]
He took charge of four WANFL grand finals, in 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1961.[5][6]
References
- ^ "League Games Played (Earnshaw - Kutcher)". East Perth Football Club. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Every League Premiership Player in Page Finals System Era - 1931 - 2009". West Australian Football League. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "East Perth A Source Of Umpires". The West Australian. 23 April 1952. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Umpire hit, kicked by W.A. mob". The Argus. 13 June 1955. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Grand Final Umpires - 1953-1959". West Australian National Football League Umpires Association. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Grand Final Umpires - 1960-1969". West Australian National Football League Umpires Association. Retrieved 18 September 2012.