Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian Wilbert Gayle | ||
Date of birth | 6 March 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston-on-Thames, [1] England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1984–1988 | Wimbledon | 83 | (3) |
1984 | → Napier City Rovers (loan) | ||
1988–1990 | Manchester City | 55 | (3) |
1990–1991 | Ipswich Town | 58 | (4) |
1991–1996 | Sheffield United | 119 | (9) |
1996 | Exeter City | 10 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Rotherham United | 20 | (0) |
1997–1997 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | (0) |
1997 | → Exeter City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Shrewsbury Town | 66 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Telford United | 27 | (0) |
Total | 461 | (20) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Brian Wilbert Gayle (born 6 March 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. [3] [1]
Gayle began his career at Wimbledon as an apprentice, signing a full contract in October 1984. [4] He spent time with New Zealand club Napier City Rovers before breaking into the first team. [5] [6] He helped Wimbledon to the sixth round of the 1987–88 FA Cup, which the club ultimately won, but was given a red card for a foul on Malcolm Allen in the match, against Watford, and did not feature in later rounds. [7] In July 1988, Gayle joined Manchester City for £325,000. [4]
He was transferred to Ipswich Town for £330,000 in January 1990, and then joined Sheffield United in a £750,000 deal in September 1991. [4] While at the Blades, in 1992, Gayle scored an own goal in a match against local rivals Leeds United, which led to a 2–3 defeat. This, coupled with Manchester United losing to Liverpool, gave Leeds the First Division title. [8] [9]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Brian Wilbert Gayle | ||
Date of birth | 6 March 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston-on-Thames, [1] England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1984–1988 | Wimbledon | 83 | (3) |
1984 | → Napier City Rovers (loan) | ||
1988–1990 | Manchester City | 55 | (3) |
1990–1991 | Ipswich Town | 58 | (4) |
1991–1996 | Sheffield United | 119 | (9) |
1996 | Exeter City | 10 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Rotherham United | 20 | (0) |
1997–1997 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | (0) |
1997 | → Exeter City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Shrewsbury Town | 66 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Telford United | 27 | (0) |
Total | 461 | (20) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Brian Wilbert Gayle (born 6 March 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. [3] [1]
Gayle began his career at Wimbledon as an apprentice, signing a full contract in October 1984. [4] He spent time with New Zealand club Napier City Rovers before breaking into the first team. [5] [6] He helped Wimbledon to the sixth round of the 1987–88 FA Cup, which the club ultimately won, but was given a red card for a foul on Malcolm Allen in the match, against Watford, and did not feature in later rounds. [7] In July 1988, Gayle joined Manchester City for £325,000. [4]
He was transferred to Ipswich Town for £330,000 in January 1990, and then joined Sheffield United in a £750,000 deal in September 1991. [4] While at the Blades, in 1992, Gayle scored an own goal in a match against local rivals Leeds United, which led to a 2–3 defeat. This, coupled with Manchester United losing to Liverpool, gave Leeds the First Division title. [8] [9]