Birth of Paul John Gascoigne
Birth of Paul John Gascoigne
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Paul John Gascoigne Biography and Timeline
Follow Paul John Gascoigne through 19 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Paul John Gascoigne, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1967–2003Years on this page
1967
1980
Newcastle United
Joins Newcastle United as a schoolboy
1983
Newcastle United
Signs on as an apprentice at Newcastle, initially playing for the youth team under Colin Suggett
1985
Debut
Makes his first team debut at home to Queens Park Rangers, coming on as a substitute
FA Youth Cup
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
1988
International Caps
First called up to the full England squad by Bobby Robson for a friendly against Denmark
Player of the Year
Named as the Barclays Young Player of the Year
Transfer
Signs for Spurs, who pay Newcastle a fee of œ2.3 million, a British transfer record
1990
World Cup Semi-Final Booking
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.
World Cup Semi-Final Equalizer Context
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.
World Cup Semi-Final Shootout
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.
World Cup Group Stage
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.
1991
FA Cup
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.
Transfer
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
1992
Debut
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
Transfer
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
1998
Transfer
Joins Middlesbrough for 3.4 million pounds
2002
Transfer
Transferred to Burnley
2003
Transfer
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
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.