Ian Gayle
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] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Folkestone Invicta | ||
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) |
2019–2022 | Eastbourne Borough | 28 | (1) |
2022 | → Cray Valley Paper Mills (dual-reg) | 6 | (1) |
2022– | Folkestone Invicta | 66 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:56, 7 May 2024 (UTC) |
Ian George Gayle (born 23 October 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Folkestone Invicta.[4]
Club career
[edit]Gayle was born in Welling, London Borough of Bexley and is of Jamaican descent.[citation needed] Gayle joined the youth system at Dagenham & Redbridge in 2010 as a scholar.[5] In March 2011, Gayle joined United Counties League Premier Division side St Neots Town on a youth loan.[6] He made his debut for the club against Boston Town, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 win.[6] His first start for the club came in a 5–2 win over Newport Pagnell Town.[6] His final appearance came in an 8–1 away win against Cogenhoe United, as St Neots clinched the league title.[6] 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.[7]
In August 2011, Gayle joined Isthmian League Division One North side Grays Athletic on a short-term loan deal with an option to extend.[8] He made only one appearance during his loan spell in a 1–1 draw with Heybridge Swifts before returning to the Daggers.[9] In October 2011, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan until the end of the season.[10] His debut came in the 3–0 away league defeat to A.F.C. Hornchurch, featuring as a substitute.[11] He scored in his first start for the club, in a 3–1 Isthmian League Cup defeat to Margate.[11] He scored the second in a 2–1 win over Dulwich Hamlet in the London Senior Cup quarter final.[11] In March 2012, he scored the winner in a 2–0 league win over Canvey Island.[11] His final game of his loan spell came in April 2012, in a 5–2 defeat to East Thurrock United.[11] 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.[12] He made his debut for the club in a 4–1 home defeat to Guiseley.[13] 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.[14] In January 2013, Gayle re-joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan.[15] He played his first match in a 3–1 away win over Carshalton Athletic.[16] In March, his loan was extended until the end of the season.[17] His final game of the loan spell came against Leiston in a 2–2 draw.[16] 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.[18] In November 2013, Gayle returned to Grays Athletic on an initial one-month deal.[19] His first game came in a 1–0 defeat to Canvey Island.[9] In December 2012, his loan was extended for a further month.[20] His final appearance for Grays came in a 3–2 away defeat to Dulwich Hamlet.[9] In January 2014, Gayle returned to the Daggers after his loan spell had been blighted by injuries.[21] In February 2014, Gayle was on the move again joining Conference South side Whitehawk on a one-month loan deal.[22] His debut for the Hawks came in a 2–1 home defeat to Eastbourne Borough.[23] His second and final game for the club came in a 3–1 defeat to Bath City.[23] 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.[24] He went on to make a further three league appearances as the Daggers finished in the top half of the table.[25] In June 2014, he signed a new one-year contract until 2015.[25] 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.[26] In December 2014, following a 1–0 defeat to Bromley, his loan was extended for a further month.[27] His final game for St Albans came in February 2015, in a 1–1 draw with Basingstoke Town.[28] He returned to Dagenham at the end of the month having made sixteen appearances for the club in all competitions.[29] In August 2015, he re-joined National League South side St Albans City on an initial one-month loan.[30] In November 2015, he joined National League South side Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan deal.[31] In February 2016, he joined National League side Welling United on loan until the end of the season along with Adeoye Yusuff.[32] In May 2016 as his contract expired, he was released along with eleven players as Dagenham were relegated to the National League.[33]
In August 2016, he signed for National League side Braintree Town on a free transfer following his release by Dagenham.[34] 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.[35] 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.[36]
On 4 June 2018, following his release from Wealdstone, Gayle joined recently relegated Woking.[37] 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.[38] 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.[39]
In June 2022, Gayle signed for Isthmian Premier Division side Folkestone Invicta for the 2022/2023 campaign.[40]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 April 2022
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[41] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011–12[41] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012–13[41] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2013–14[24] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2014–15[42] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2015–16[41] | 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[6] | UCL Premier Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Grays Athletic (loan) | 2011–12[9] | IL Division One North | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Kingstonian (loan) | 2011–12[11] | IL Premier Division | 26 | 1 | — | — | 5[a] | 2 | 31 | 3 | ||
Histon (loan) | 2012–13[13] | Conference North | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Kingstonian (loan) | 2012–13[16] | IL Premier Division | 12 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Grays Athletic (loan) | 2013–14[9] | IL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Whitehawk (loan) | 2013–14[41] | Conference South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
St Albans City (loan) | 2014–15[28] | Conference South | 14 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
St Albans City (loan) | 2015–16[28] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2015–16[43] | National League South | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Welling United (loan) | 2015–16[41] | National League | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
Braintree Town | 2016–17[41] | National League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Welling United | 2017–18[6] | National League South | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Wealdstone | 2017–18[41] | National League South | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Woking | 2018–19[41] | National League South | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
Eastbourne Borough | 2019–20[41] | National League South | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2020–21[41] | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22[41] | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
Cray Valley Paper Mills (dual registration) |
2021–22[44] | IL South East Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Folkestone Invicta |
2022–23[45] | Isthmian Premier Division | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | 4 | 47 | 9 |
Career total | 254 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 252 | 17 |
- ^ One appearance and one goal in Isthmian League Cup, four appearances and one goal in London Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in London Senior Cup
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Isthmian League Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Herts Senior Cup
- ^ One appearance in Sussex Senior Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Isthmian League South East Division Play-offs
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Woking
- National League South play-offs: 2018–19
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "New Player Update". Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Gayle: "It Was A Waiting Game..."". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ a b c d e "Profile: Ian Gayle". Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Ian Gayle". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ian Gayle – Whitehawk". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ian Gayle in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "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.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 20 August 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.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ian Gayle Signs on at Invicta". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "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. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Cray Valley PM – Appearances – Ian Gayle". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Ian Gayle". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ian Gayle at Soccerbase
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- St Neots Town F.C. players
- Grays Athletic F.C. players
- Kingstonian F.C. players
- Histon F.C. players
- Whitehawk F.C. players
- St Albans City F.C. players
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- Bishop's Stortford F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- Braintree Town F.C. players
- Woking F.C. players
- Eastbourne Borough F.C. players
- Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. players
- Folkestone Invicta F.C. players
- Men's association football defenders
- English Football League players
- Isthmian League players
- National League (English football) players
- Footballers from the London Borough of Bexley
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- English men's footballers
- Black British sportsmen
- United Counties League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen