Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "John \"Jackie\" Gardiner (23 December 1911 – 1965) was a Scottish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.Gardiner played amateur football for Queen's Park, he joined from John Street School in Bridgeton. He embarked on a tour of Norway with the club 1933. During his time as a Queens Parker, he represented the amateur national Scotland team in games against England, Wales and Ireland.He retired from playing due to a cruciate ligament injury.During the 1936 Olympics games, he represented Great Britain twice, his debut came in a 2-0 victory over China and his final game against Poland in a 5-4 loss. During the game against Poland he was booed by the crowd for body charging several players and knocking over Polish left winger Hubert Gad at a time when Great Britain were losing 5-1.In the 1950s and 1960s he was general manager of the Kelvin Hall exhibition centre in Glasgow. He died in 1965 due to lung cancer. His son is Barry Gardiner, a politician.Gardiner returned to Queen's Park after his playing career and taught a young Alex Ferguson, Ferguson had complained that an opponent had bitten him during the game and Gardiner told Ferguson to \"bite him back\". Gardiner became president of the club in the 1960s."@en }
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- John_Gardiner_(footballer,_born_1911) abstract "John \"Jackie\" Gardiner (23 December 1911 – 1965) was a Scottish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.Gardiner played amateur football for Queen's Park, he joined from John Street School in Bridgeton. He embarked on a tour of Norway with the club 1933. During his time as a Queens Parker, he represented the amateur national Scotland team in games against England, Wales and Ireland.He retired from playing due to a cruciate ligament injury.During the 1936 Olympics games, he represented Great Britain twice, his debut came in a 2-0 victory over China and his final game against Poland in a 5-4 loss. During the game against Poland he was booed by the crowd for body charging several players and knocking over Polish left winger Hubert Gad at a time when Great Britain were losing 5-1.In the 1950s and 1960s he was general manager of the Kelvin Hall exhibition centre in Glasgow. He died in 1965 due to lung cancer. His son is Barry Gardiner, a politician.Gardiner returned to Queen's Park after his playing career and taught a young Alex Ferguson, Ferguson had complained that an opponent had bitten him during the game and Gardiner told Ferguson to \"bite him back\". Gardiner became president of the club in the 1960s.".