Dale Gordon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dale Andrew Gordon | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Caister, England | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1991 | Norwich City | 206 | (31) |
| 1991–1993 | Rangers | 45 | (6) |
| 1993–1996 | West Ham United | 9 | (1) |
| 1995 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 288 | (39) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987 | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dale Andrew Gordon (born 9 January 1967 in Caister, Great Yarmouth) is a former professional association football player who played for Norwich City, Rangers, West Ham United, Peterborough United, Millwall and AFC Bournemouth. He was a midfielder – predominantly right-sided – who excited supporters by running at defenders and setting up numerous goals for his team mates.
Gordon used to be the Director of Football at Great Yarmouth Town.
Gordon grew up as an Ipswich Town supporter and has said that he cried when watching the 1978 FA Cup Final on television in which Ipswich beat Arsenal 1–0.
However, he signed for Town's rivals Norwich City and made his league debut for them on 25 August 1984 in a 3–3 draw against Liverpool.
His first goal for Norwich came on 10 November 1984 in a 3–0 win against Luton Town. Gordon made 27 appearances during that 1984–85 season. He found first-team opportunities limited during the following 1985–86 season but did score the goal that secured the Division 2 championship for Norwich in a 1–1 draw against Stoke City on 19 April 1986.
1986–87 was Gordon's breakthrough season. He established himself as a first-team regular and played 41 league games as a vital part of the team that recorded what was then their best ever league finish of fifth position – though he was denied the chance to play in the UEFA Cup due to the ban on English clubs in European competitions arising from the Heysel disaster of 1985. Gordon was capped by England under 21s towards the end of the campaign, but hampered his chances of future selection when he and his Norwich City team mate Robert Rosario broke curfew while away with the under 21s and went to a nightclub. Gordon was later capped twice for the England B team, but never played for his country at senior level.
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