Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

Personal information
Full name	Paul John Gascoigne
Date of birth	(1967-05-27) 27 May 1967
Place of birth	Dunston, Gateshead, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder (retired)
Youth career
1980-1985	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985-1988 1988-1992 1992-1995 1995-1998 1998-2000 2000-2002 2002 2003 2004	Newcastle United Tottenham Hotspur Lazio Rangers Middlesbrough Everton Burnley Gansu Tianma Boston United
National team
1988-1998	England
Teams managed
2005	Kettering Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Paul Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967) is an English retired football player. He has played for England national team.

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.

Club career statistics

Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
1984/85	Newcastle United	First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		2	0
1985/86			31	9	1	0	3	0	-		35	9
1986/87			24	5	0	0	2	0	-		26	5
1987/88			35	7	3	3	3	1	-		41	11
1988/89	Tottenham Hotspur	First Division	32	6	0	0	5	1	-		37	8
1989/90			34	6	0	0	4	1	-		38	8
1990/91			26	7	6	6	5	6	-		37	19
1991/92			0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
1992/93	Lazio	Serie A	22	4	4	0	-		-		26	7
1993/94			17	2	0	0	-		-		17	3
1994/95			4	0	0	0	-		-		4	0
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup		Europe		Total
1995/96	Rangers	Premier Division	28	14	4	3	3	1	7	1	42	21
1996/97			26	13	1	0	4	3	3	1	34	18
1997/98			20	3	3	0	0	0	5	0	28	4
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
1997/98	Middlesbrough	First Division	7	0	0	0	1	0	-		8	0
1998/99		Premier League	26	3	1	0	2	0	-		29	3
1999/00			8	1	1	0	2	0	-		11	1
2000/01	Everton	Premier League	14	0	0	0	1	0	-		15	0
2001/02			18	1	4	0	1	0	-		23	1
2001/02	Burnley	First Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	-		6	0
China			League		Chinese FA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2003	Gansu Tianma		4	2	-		-		-		4	2
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
2004/05	Boston United	League Two	4	0	0	0	1	0	-		5	0
Country	England		267	45	16	9	30	9	-		313	63
	Italy		43	6	4	0	-		-		47	6
	Scotland		64	30	8	3	7	4	15	2	104	39
	China		4	2	-		-		-		4	2
Total			378	83	28	12	37	13	15	2	468	110

International career statistics

England national team
Year	Apps	Goals
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