Howard Gayle

FW
Share
SAFC Stats Insight — generated from our data

Howard Gayle, the United Kingdom forward, made 61 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 5 times, averaging 0.08 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 1984-85, with 3 goals.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.
Howard Gayle

Howard Anthony Gayle (born 18 May 1958) is an English former footballer who played for Birmingham City , Blackburn Rovers , Fulham , Halifax Town , Liverpool , Newcastle United , Sunderland and Stoke City . [ 1 ] Gayle began his career with Liverpool , becoming the first black player to play for the team. After loan spells with Fulham and Newcastle United he joined Birmingham City in search of regular first team football. He then played for Sunderland and had a short spell in the United States playing indoor football with the Dallas Sidekicks . He returned to England and played for Stoke City , Blackburn Rovers and ended his career with Halifax Town .Wikipedia

Position
FW
Nationality
United Kingdom
Birthplace
Toxteth
Born
18 May 1958
Full profile on Wikipedia ↗
Career
Liverpool F.C. (1977–83)Fulham F.C. (1980–80)Newcastle United F.C. (1982–83)Birmingham City F.C. (1983–84)Sunderland A.F.C. (1984–86)England national under-21 association football team (1984–84)Blackburn Rovers F.C. (1987–92)Stoke City F.C. (1987–87)Halifax Town A.F.C. (1992–93)
Club Legend Score
0 fan votes
Rate this player
Sunderland career (from season records)
61
Appearances
5
Goals

By Season

goals per season
SeasonAppsGoalsMins
1985-86282
1984-85333

Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute. Figures from recorded season totals — we hold no match-by-match data for this era.

Similar Players

by playing profile

Similarity scores (0–100) weigh position, scoring rate, appearances and era.

Player Talk

fan discussion
Loading comments…