John Gayle (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Bromsgrove, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Alvechurch | |||
| Highgate United | |||
| Tamworth | |||
| Stratford Town | |||
| Solihull Borough | |||
| Sutton Coldfield Town | |||
| 19??–1988 | Mile Oak Rovers | ||
| 1988–1989 | Bromsgrove Rovers | ||
| 1989 | Burton Albion | ||
| 1989–1990 | Wimbledon | 20 | (2) |
| 1990–1993 | Birmingham City | 44 | (10) |
| 1993 | → Walsall (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Coventry City | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Burnley | 14 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | Stoke City | 26 | (4) |
| 1996 | → Gillingham (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Northampton Town | 48 | (8) |
| 1998–1999 | Scunthorpe United | 49 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Torquay United | 13 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Moor Green | 39 | (9) |
| Total | 288 | (47) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2008 | Totnes & Dartington | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Gayle (born 30 July 1964) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a Striker for Wimbledon, Birmingham City, Walsall, Coventry City, Burnley, Stoke City, Gillingham, Northampton Town, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury Town, Torquay United.
Gayle was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. A powerful target-man centre forward, he worked in a printers and on a building site before beginning his professional career. He played for a number of non-league sides, Alvechurch, Highgate United, Tamworth, Stratford Town, Solihull Borough, Sutton Coldfield Town and Mile Oak Rovers, before joining his hometown side Bromsgrove Rovers. He then moved to Burton Albion, from where he joined Wimbledon in March 1989 for a fee of £30,000 in a deal that also saw Steve Cotterill moving to Wimbledon.
In November 1990, after only 20 league games and 2 goals for Wimbledon and following an alleged training ground bust-up with Keith Curle, Gayle moved to Birmingham City for £175,000, helping the Blues to promotion in 1992. He played for Birmingham City against Tranmere Rovers in the 1991 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley scoring twice in their 3–2 victory with the winning goal scored from a spectacular overhead kick. He moved to Walsall on loan in August 1993, making 4 league appearances, scoring 1 goal. A day after the end of his loan spell, on 13 September 1993, Gayle was back in the top flight, Coventry City paying £100,000 for his services. He had scored 10 goals in 44 league games for Birmingham, but failed to settle at Highfield Road, making only 5 league appearances without scoring before being transferred on to Burnley on 17 August 1994 for £70,000.
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