Clive Gartner is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Gartner made 21 appearances for Canterbury in 1967 as the club reached the grand final after years of struggling on the field. On their way to making the final, Canterbury defeated St George 12–11 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the preliminary final ending St George's 11 year premiership reign.
Gartner played on the wing in the 1967 NSWRL grand final as Souths took an early lead. Canterbury then regained the lead to be ahead 8-5 until Canterbury hooker Col Brown tried a looping pass which was intended to find fullback Les Johns only for Souths player Bob McCarthy to intercept the ball and race away to score a try. Souths then went on to kick a late goal to win the match 12–10. Gartner played one final season for Canterbury in 1968 before retiring. In total, Gartner made 152 appearances for Canterbury across all grades.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition)
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