Paul Gascoigne
Paul John Gascoigne[1][2] (born 27 May 1967) is an English retired football player. He has played for England national team.
 Gascoigne in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul John Gascoigne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1985 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Newcastle United | 92 | (21) |
| 1988–1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | 92 | (19) |
| 1992–1995 | Lazio | 43 | (6) |
| 1995–1998 | Rangers | 74 | (30) |
| 1998–2000 | Middlesbrough | 41 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | Everton | 32 | (1) |
| 2002 | Burnley | 6 | (0) |
| 2003 | Gansu Tianma | 4 | (2) |
| 2004 | Boston United | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 388 | (83) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1988 | England U21 | 12 | (5) |
| 1989 | England B | 4 | (1) |
| 1988–1998 | England | 57 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005 | Kettering Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Life
Paul Gascoigne was born in Gateshead, County Durham, on 27 May 1967. His father, John (1946–2018), was a hod carrier, and his mother, Carol, worked in a factory. He was named Paul John Gascoigne in tribute to Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
Despite having a hard and troubled childhood, Gascoigne developed a love for football. Gascoigne saw professional football as a way of earning money to provide for his family He enjoyed football, and later wrote that "I didn't have twitches or worry about death when I was playing football". He was signed on as an apprentice at Newcastle on his 16th birthday.
Gascoigne married Sheryl Failes in 1996. Gascoigne had a son, Regan, with Sheryl and also adopted Sheryl's two children from her first marriage, Mason and Bianca.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1984–85 | First Division | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1985–86 | First Division | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 35 | 9 | ||
| 1986–87 | First Division | 24 | 5 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 5 | |||
| 1987–88 | First Division | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 41 | 11 | ||
| Total | 92 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | – | 104 | 25 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1988–89 | First Division | 32 | 6 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 37 | 7 | ||
| 1989–90 | First Division | 34 | 6 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 38 | 7 | |||
| 1990–91 | First Division | 26 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | – | 37 | 19 | ||
| 1991–92 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 92 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 33 | ||
| Lazio | 1992–93 | Serie A | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Serie A | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6 | |||
| Rangers | 1995–96 | Scottish Premier Division | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 19 |
| 1996–97 | Scottish Premier Division | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 17 | |
| 1997–98 | Scottish Premier Division | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 74 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 104 | 39 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1997–98 | First Division | 7 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 3 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 48 | 4 | |||
| Everton | 2000–01 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | |||
| Burnley | 2001–02 | First Division | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Gansu Tianma | 2003 | China League One | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | |||
| Boston United | 2004–05 | League Two | 4 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total[3] | 388 | 83 | 28 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 468 | 110 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 11 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gascoigne goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 April 1989 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Albania |
5–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier | |
| 2 | 25 April 1990 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Czechoslovakia |
4–2 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 18 November 1992 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Turkey |
4–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier | |
| 4 | ||||||
| 5 | 31 March 1993 | İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey | Turkey |
2–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier | |
| 6 | 8 September 1993 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Poland |
3–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier | |
| 7 | 23 May 1996 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China |  China PR |
3–0 | Friendly | |
| 8 | 15 June 1996 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Scotland |
2–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 | |
| 9 | 1 September 1996 | Republican Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova |
3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier | |
| 10 | 10 September 1997 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Moldova |
4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
Honours
Newcastle United Youth
- FA Youth Cup: 1984–85[1]
Tottenham Hotspur
Rangers
- Scottish Premier Division: 1995–96, 1996–97[1]
- Scottish Cup: 1995–96[1]
- Scottish League Cup: 1996–97[1]
Middlesbrough
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1997–98[1]
England U21
- Toulon Tournament runner-up: 1988[5]
Individual
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1987–88[1]
- PFA Team of the Year: 1987–88 First Division, 1990–91 First Division[1]
- Newcastle United Player of the Year: 1987–88[6]
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year: 1990[1]
- BBC Goal of the Season: 1990–91[1]
- PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year: 1995–96[1]
- SFWA Footballer of the Year: 1995–96[1]
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1996[7]
- English Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 2002[8]
- Rangers Hall of Fame Inductee: 2006 [9]
Paul Gascoigne Media
His tears in the national limelight made Gascoigne famous enough to be lampooned on Spitting Image. His puppet, which employed projectile tears, is now on display at the National Football Museum.
Gascoigne playing for England during Soccer Aid in May 2006.
Gascoigne speaking at an event in Southampton, 2023
Gascoigne at the Memorabilia convention, Birmingham, April 2006.
Bibliography
- Charlton, Jack; Byrne, Peter (1996), The Autobiography, Partridge Press, ISBN 1-85225-256-1
- Clark, Lee (2016). Black or White No Grey Areas. Newcastle: Mojo Risin' Publishing. ISBN 9780993442452.
- Ferris, Paul (2018). The Boy on the Shed. United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781473666726.
- Gascoigne, Paul; Davies, Hunter (2004). Gazza: My Story. London: Headline Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7118-6.
- Gascoigne, Paul; McKeown, John; Davies, Hunter (2006). Being Gazza: Tackling My Demons. London: Headline Publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1542-1.
- Gascoigne, Paul (2014). Gazza: My Story. United Kingdom: Hachette. ISBN 9781472220639.
- Jones, Vinnie (26 September 2013). It's Been Emotional. United Kingdom: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781471127601.
- Fourfourtwo staff (17 April 2018). "Gazza, the untold stories: the need-to-know tales that launched a legend". fourfourtwo. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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- "Gazza adhd".
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 "Paul John Gascoigne". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Scotland – Player of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ Gascoigne 2004, p. 356
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Paul John Gascoigne – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 15 January 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "England U21 results: 1976-1990". England Football Online. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ↑ Rory Mitchinson (16 May 2022). "Joelinton scoops Newcastle United Player of the Year award". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ "European Championships – UEFA Teams of Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Paul Gascoigne". National Football Museum. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Profile". rangers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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