Tony Gale

Tony Gale
Gale outside the King Power Stadium, Leicester in 2015
Personal information
Full name Anthony Peter Gale[1]
Date of birth (1959-11-19) 19 November 1959 (age 64)[1]
Place of birth Westminster,[1] London, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) 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)
International career
1977–1978 England Youth 7 (1)
1982 England U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2013 Walton Casuals (caretaker)
2014 Walton Casuals (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Peter Gale (born 19 November 1959) is an English football coach, former professional footballer and television pundit for Sky Sports. He was also the chairman of non-league club Walton Casuals.

As a player, he made 636 appearances as a defender from 1977 until 1998, notably in the Premier League with West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers, where he won the title in 1995. He also played for Fulham, Crystal Palace and Maidenhead United.

Since retiring he has worked as a pundit, co-commentator and sports writer, notably for Premier League productions, Sky Sports and former clubs West Ham and Fulham.

  1. ^ a b c "Tony Gale". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.