Ian Gayle
Ian George Gayle (born 23 October 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for National League South side Eastbourne Borough.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian George Gayle[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 October 1992||
Place of birth | Welling, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eastbourne Borough | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2016 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 10 | (0) |
2011 | → St Neots Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2011 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 26 | (1) |
2012 | → Histon (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2013 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2014 | → Whitehawk (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → St Albans City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2015 | → St Albans City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2016 | → Welling United (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Braintree Town | 22 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Welling United | 17 | (0) |
2018 | Wealdstone | 12 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Woking | 16 | (1) |
2019– | Eastbourne Borough | 28 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:48, 14 March 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Gayle was born in Welling, London Borough of Bexley and is of Jamaican descent. Gayle joined the youth system at Dagenham & Redbridge in 2010 as a scholar.[4] In March 2011, Gayle joined United Counties League Premier Division side St Neots Town on a youth loan.[5] He made his debut for the club against Boston Town, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 win.[5] His first start for the club came in a 5–2 win over Newport Pagnell Town.[5] His final appearance came in an 8–1 away win against Cogenhoe United, as St Neots clinched the league title.[5] Gayle made a total of eight appearances for St Neots scoring no goals. In May 2011, he completed his scholarship and progressed into the first team after being offered a one-year contract by first-team manager John Still, with the option of a one-year extension.[6]
In August 2011, Gayle joined Isthmian League Division One North side Grays Athletic on a short-term loan deal with an option to extend.[7] He made only one appearance during his loan spell in a 1–1 draw with Heybridge Swifts before returning to the Daggers.[8] In October 2011, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan until the end of the season.[9] His debut came in the 3–0 away league defeat to A.F.C. Hornchurch, featuring as a substitute.[10] He scored in his first start for the club, in a 3–1 Isthmian League Cup defeat to Margate.[10] He scored the second in a 2–1 win over Dulwich Hamlet in the London Senior Cup quarter final.[10] In March 2012, he scored the winner in a 2–0 league win over Canvey Island.[10] His final game of his loan spell came in April 2012, in a 5–2 defeat to East Thurrock United.[10] Gayle made a total of 31 appearances in all competitions scoring three goals.
In the summer of 2012, Gayle signed a one-year contract extension. In August 2012, he joined Conference North side Histon on loan until January 2013.[11] He made his debut for the club in a 4–1 home defeat to Guiseley.[12] In October 2011, Histon manager Dennis Greene ended Gayle's loan spell and he returned to Dagenham after picking up an injury playing in a training match for his parent club.[13] In January 2013, Gayle re-joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan.[14] He played his first match in a 3–1 away win over Carshalton Athletic.[15] In March, his loan was extended until the end of the season.[16] His final game of the loan spell came against Leiston in a 2–2 draw.[15] He made a total of thirteen appearances in all competitions as Kingstonian finished in mid-table.
In the summer of 2013, Gayle was set to be released, however he impressed in pre-season friendlies against Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace and signed a three-month contract in August with a view to an extension.[17] In November 2013, Gayle returned to Grays Athletic on an initial one-month deal.[18] His first game came in a 1–0 defeat to Canvey Island.[8] In December 2012, his loan was extended for a further month.[19] His final appearance for Grays came in a 3–2 away defeat to Dulwich Hamlet.[8] In January 2014, Gayle returned to the Daggers after his loan spell had been blighted by injuries.[20] In February 2014, Gayle was on the move again joining Conference South side Whitehawk on a one-month loan deal.[21] His debut for the Hawks came in a 2–1 home defeat to Eastbourne Borough.[22] His second and final game for the club came in a 3–1 defeat to Bath City.[22] In April 2014, Gayle finally made his Daggers and Football League debut in a 2–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers, replacing Matthew Saunders as a substitute.[23] He went on to make a further three league appearances as the Daggers finished in the top half of the table.[24] In June 2014, he signed a new one-year contract until 2015.[24] After finding it difficult to break into the first team, in November 2014 he was sent to Conference South side St Albans City on an initial one-month.[25] In December 2014, following a 1–0 defeat to Bromley, his loan was extended for a further month.[26] His final game for St Albans came in February 2015, in a 1–1 draw with Basingstoke Town.[27] He returned to Dagenham at the end of the month having made sixteen appearances for the club in all competitions.[28] In August 2015, he re-joined National League South side St Albans City on an initial one-month loan.[29] In November 2015, he joined National League South side Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan deal.[30] In February 2016, he joined National League side Welling United on loan until the end of the season along with Adeoye Yusuff.[31] In May 2016 as his contract expired, he was released along with eleven players as Dagenham were relegated to the National League.[32]
In August 2016, he signed for National League side Braintree Town on a free transfer following his release by Dagenham.[33] On the opening day of the season, he went onto make his debut during Braintree's 0–0 draw with North Ferriby United, playing the full 90 minutes.[34] Following several major injuries, Gayle's playing time was limited at the National League side and the centre-back only managed to feature just twenty-three more times before leaving for Welling United in June 2017.[35]
On 4 June 2018, following his release from Wealdstone, Gayle joined recently relegated Woking.[36] On the opening day of the 2018–19 campaign, Gayle made his Woking debut during their 1–0 away victory over East Thurrock United, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[37] Three days later, he scored his first goal for the Surrey-based side, netting the winner in their 2–1 home victory against St Albans City.[38]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2010–11[39] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011–12[39] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012–13[39] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2013–14[23] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2014–15[40] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2015–16[39] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
St Neots Town (loan) | 2010–11[5] | UCL Premier Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Grays Athletic (loan) | 2011–12[8] | IL Division One North | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Kingstonian (loan) | 2011–12[10] | IL Premier Division | 26 | 1 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 31 | 3 | ||
Histon (loan) | 2012–13[12] | Conference North | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Kingstonian (loan) | 2012–13[15] | IL Premier Division | 12 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Grays Athletic (loan) | 2013–14[8] | IL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Whitehawk (loan) | 2013–14[39] | Conference South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
St Albans City (loan) | 2014–15[27] | Conference South | 14 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
St Albans City (loan) | 2015–16[27] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2015–16[41] | National League South | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Welling United (loan) | 2015–16[39] | National League | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
Braintree Town | 2016–17[39] | National League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Welling United | 2017–18[5] | National League South | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Wealdstone | 2017–18[39] | National League South | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Woking | 2018–19[39] | National League South | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
Eastbourne Borough | 2019–20[39] | National League South | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
Career total | 210 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 238 | 9 |
- One appearance and one goal in Isthmian League Cup, four appearances and one goal in London Senior Cup
- Appearance in London Senior Cup
- One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Isthmian League Cup
- Appearances in FA Trophy
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Herts Senior Cup
- One appearance in Sussex Senior Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy
Honours
References
- "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 462. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- "Dagenham & Redbridge". FootballSquads. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- "Gayle: "It Was A Waiting Game..."". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Aylesbury United profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Youngsters earn Daggers deals". Football.co.uk. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Defender added to squad". Grays Athletic F.C. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Profile: Ian Gayle". Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Ian Gayle". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- "Kingstonian Ian Gayle profile". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Young Trio Head Out On Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Games played by Ian Gayle - Histon". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Gayle forced out as Greene fumes over fresh injury". Cambridge News. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Ian Gayle". Kingstonian F.C. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Games played for Kingstonian in 2012/2013". Kingstonian. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Gayle Extends Kingstonian Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Defender Signs New Deal". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Ian Gayle signed on loan". Grays Athletic F.C. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Daggers Defender Extends Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Ian Gayle returns to Daggers". Grays Athletic F.C. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Now Gayle Joins Whitehawk on Loan". Non League Pitchero. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Games played by Ian Gayle - Whitehawk". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Games played by Ian Gayle in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "New Contract Signed". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- "Gayle Goes on Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- "City extend Gayle's loan; trying to get Smith back". Herts Advertiser. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Games played by Ian Gayle - St Albans City". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- "Hawks soar high as Saints stumble in Brighton Park". St Albans & Harpenden Review. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- "Gayle blows back into the City". St Albans City FC. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "Dagenham & Redbridge defender joins Bishop's Stortford". Herts and Essex Observer. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- "WINGS BRING IN THREE". Non League Pitchero. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- "Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper Liam O'Brien one of 11 players released by club following relegation from the Football League". Barking & Dagenham Post. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- "Braintree Town boss Jamie Day confident after five more signings". The Non League Football Paper. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "North Ferriby United vs. Braintree Town". Soccerway. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "Ian Gayle signs for the Wings". Welling United Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "Woking sign defender Ian Gayle". Woking Official Site. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "East Thurrock United vs. Woking". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- "Woking vs. St Albans City". Soccerway. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- "Games played by Ian Gayle - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Games played by Ian Gayle in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- "Games played by Ian Gayle - Bishop's Stortford". Bishop's Stortford FC. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
External links
- Ian Gayle at Soccerbase