James Ian Gardiner (1928 – 1990) was a Scottish footballer, who played for East Fife, Motherwell, Raith Rovers, St. Johnstone, Montrose and the Scotland national football team. He scored 125 goals in the top division of the Scottish Football League, and 217 goals in all competitions, during his career. He also represented the Scottish League once, scoring against the Irish League in a 5–1 win in 1954.
In a 1960s public information film, he played Reginald Molehusband, a fictional character who was dubbed the UK's worst driver when it came to reverse parking his Austin 1100 car, but who finally managed it.