| Full name: | James Alexander Gardner |
| Born: | 6th January 1857, Brechin, Angus, Scotland |
| Died: | 25th September 1887, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Education: | Edinburgh Academy; Edinburgh University |
| Occupation: | Advocate |
| Clubs: | Edinburgh Academicals; Grange |
| Teams: | Edinburgh Academicals (Miscellaneous: 1884); All teams |
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| Pictures: | James Gardner |