Tony Gale
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| Tony Gale | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Peter Gale | |
| Date of birth | November 19, 1959 | |
| Place of birth | Westminster, London, England | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 72 kg (160 lb) |
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| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1976-1977 | Fulham | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1977-1984 1984-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1998 |
Fulham West Ham United Blackburn Rovers Crystal Palace Maidenhead United |
277 (19) 300 (5) 15 (0) 2 (0) 42 (0) |
| National team | ||
| England U21 | 1 (0) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Anthony Peter "Tony" Gale (born 19 November 1959 in Westminster, England) is an English former footballer who is now a regular pundit on Soccer Saturday (Sky Sports News/Sky Sports 1). He also contributes a column for the British tabloid newspaper, The Sun.
In his playing career he was a defender, with long-term spells at Fulham and West Ham United, contentiously being sent-off, by referee Keith Hackett, in the 1991 FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
After leaving West Ham, he had a single season with Blackburn Rovers, helping them win the 1994-95 Premier League title.
Gale finished his playing career at Maidenhead United, where he also helped out manager and former West Ham team mate Alan Devonshire on the coaching side.
Gale also contributes a regular column for West Ham's official website WHUFC.com.
[edit] Trivia
He is the only footballer to have played alongside England captains, Bobby Moore at Fulham and Alan Shearer at Blackburn Rovers.
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