Paul John Gascoigne Biography

Birth of Paul John Gascoigne

Joins Newcastle United as a schoolboy

Signs on as an apprentice at Newcastle, initially playing for the youth team under Colin Suggett

Captains Newcastles youth team in the 1984-85 season, winning the FA Youth Cup where he scores twice in the second leg of the final against Watford

Makes his first team debut at home to Queens Park Rangers, coming on as a substitute

Named as the Barclays Young Player of the Year

Signs for Spurs, who pay Newcastle a fee of œ2.3 million, a British transfer record

First called up to the full England squad by Bobby Robson for a friendly against Denmark

Plays all three of the group games at World Cup held in Italy in as England top their group, providing the assist for Mark Wrights winner against Egypt.

Catches Thomas Berthold and is booked, which meant that he would be suspended for the World Cup Final if England won the match, Gascoigne is shattered by this and his subsequent tears became one of footballs most enduring images.

England play West Germany in the World Cup semi-final, after going 1-0 down early in the second half, Gascoignes Spurs team-mate Gary Lineker equalises for England with ten minutes remaining to force extra time.

The West Germany match culminates in a penalty shoot-out with Gascoigne originally intended to take the third kick, which was scored by Platt, but the Germans eventually won and England failed to reach the final.

Tottenham win the Cup in extra time against Nottingham Forest, which Gascoigne witnesses from his hospital bed. The final, against Nottingham Forest, turns out to be disastrous for Gascoigne as he injures himself badly, bedore the final he had.

The final, against Nottingham Forest, turns out to be disastrous for Gascoigne as he injures himself badly, bedore the final he had already agreed terms to join Italian club Lazio in an œ8.5 million deal and wanted to leave Spurs on a high

Joins Lazio for a fee of 5.5 million pounds, making his debut on 27 September 1992 in a match against Genoa which was televised in Britain as well as Italy

Joins Lazio for a fee of 5.5 million pounds, making his debut on 27 September 1992 in a match against Genoa which was televised in Britain as well as Italy

Signs for Rangers of the Scottish Premier League, for a fee of œ4.3 million

Voted Football Writers Player of the Year

Voted Players Player of the Year

Rangers win the league title again in 1996-97, their ninth in succession

Paul Gascoigne is threatened by the IRA after he mimicked playing a flute during an Old Firm match at Celtic Park, which was televised live on Sky Sports

Joins Middlesbrough for 3.4 million pounds

Transferred to Burnley

Signs a nine-month contact with Chinese club Gansu Tianma in both a playing and coaching role, but after going to America for treatment against drink and depression in April, he failed to return