The son of James Henry Gardiner, Teddy Gardiner first played football with North Melbourne in the VFA prior to World War I.[3]
Notes
^"Family Notices". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 17 September 1938. p. 8.
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 306. ISBN978-1-921496-32-5.