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Paul Gascoigne

Explore 22 football history records associated with Paul Gascoigne, arranged by year, month, day and event. Entries may concern different clubs or national teams during the person’s career.

Historical events

1967 May 27th

Birth of Paul John Gascoigne

Birth of Paul John Gascoigne

Great Britain · Dunston
1980

Newcastle United

Joins Newcastle United as a schoolboy

Great Britain · Newcastle
1983

Newcastle United

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

Great Britain · Newcastle
1985

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

Great Britain · Newcastle
1985 April 13th

Debut

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

Great Britain · Newcastle
1988

Player of the Year

Named as the Barclays Young Player of the Year

Great Britain · Newcastle
1988

Transfer

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

Great Britain ·
1988 September

International Caps

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

Great Britain ·
1990

International Caps

Performs for England in the 1990 World Cup semi-final against West Germany and receives a yellow card that would have ruled him out of the final.

Great Britain · Turin
1990

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.

Great Britain ·
1990 July 4th

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.

Great Britain · Turin
1990 July 4th

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.

Great Britain · Turin
1990 July 4th

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.

Great Britain · Turin
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.

Great Britain ·
1991

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

Great Britain ·
1992

English Star Begins Italian Adventure

Paul Gascoigne begins competitive football with Lazio after recovering from a serious knee injury, attracting extensive attention from Italian and British supporters.

Great Britain · Rome
1992 September 27th

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

Great Britain · Lazio
1992 September 27th

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

Great Britain · Lazio
1993

Late Derby Equaliser Against Roma

Paul Gascoigne heads a dramatic late equaliser against Roma in the capital derby, producing one of the most celebrated moments of his spell with Lazio.

Great Britain · Rome
1998 March

Transfer

Joins Middlesbrough for 3.4 million pounds

Great Britain · Middlesbrough
2002

Transfer

Transferred to Burnley

Great Britain ·
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

Great Britain ·