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] | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 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]
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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References
- "Paul John Gascoigne". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- "Scotland – Player of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- Gascoigne 2004, p. 356
- "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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