Tony Gale
Gale outside the King Power Stadium, Leicester, 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anthony Peter Gale | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Westminster, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1984 | Fulham | 277 | (19) |
| 1984–1994 | West Ham United | 300 | (5) |
| 1994–1995 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Crystal Palace | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Maidenhead United | 42 | (0) |
| Total | 636 | (24) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013 | Walton Casuals (caretaker) | ||
| 2014 | Walton Casuals (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Anthony Peter "Tony" Gale (born 19 November 1959) is an English former professional footballer who is now a regular pundit on Soccer Saturday and Sky Sports News HQ. He is also the chairman of non-league club Walton Casuals.
As a player, he made 636 appearances as a defender from 1977 until 1998, winning the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers in 1995. He also played for Fulham, West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Maidenhead United.
After progressing through the youth ranks of Fulham, Gale was promoted to the first team ahead of the 1977-78 season. Making his debut for the first team aged 16 in the Anglo-Scottish Cup against FC Orient, he was drafted in to the senior squad to replace World Cup winning Bobby Moore following his retirement from English football. Recording 38 league appearances and eight goals in his inaugural season, Gale cemented his place in the squad during their time in the Second Division.
Suffering relegation to the Third Division after a 20th placed finish during the 1979-80 season, Gale bounced back to the Second Division two years later. A dispute with manager Malcolm MacDonald saw Gale suspended shortly after the start of the season, but he returned to the first team set-up shortly after to make 44 league appearances as Fulham gained promotion back to the second tier.
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