| Alex Gardiner | |
| Fullname: | Alex Gardiner |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1935 |
| Originalteam: | Gisborne |
| Height: | 175 cm |
| Weight: | 73 kg |
| Position: | Wingman |
| Statsend: | 1962 |
| Years1: | 1955–56, 1958–62 |
| Club1: | Footscray |
| Games Goals1: | 92 (18) |
Alec Gardiner (born 3 January 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His father, also named Alec was a Footscray player during the 1920s.
Gardiner, originally from Gisborne, was one of Footscray's wingers in the 1961 VFL Grand Final loss to Hawthorn. From 1963 to 1967, Gardiner was captain-coach of Box Hill in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He always polled well in the Field Trophy, finishing as the runner-up in 1964. In all, Gardiner played a total of 73 games for Box Hill, mainly as a centreman, and scored 61 goals. In 2000 he was selected on the wing in Box Hill's "Greatest Ever Team" and named as captain.