David Richmond Gardner (31 March 1873 – 5 November 1931) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a left-back.

Born in Glasgow,[1] Gardner started his footballing career with Third Lanark[2] before moving south to play for Newcastle United[3][4] and Grimsby Town.

Gardner made his West Ham debut on 1 September 1904 in a 3–0 home win against Millwall.

[6] Gardner played a single game for Scotland, in a 2–2 draw against Wales on 20 March 1897.

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a defender born in the 1870s, is a stub.