- Howard Gayle
Football player infobox
playername = Howard Gayle
fullname =
nickname = Howie
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|5|18
cityofbirth =Toxteth ,Liverpool
countryofbirth =England
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1977-83 1980 1982-83 1983-84 1984-86 1986-87 1987 1987-92 1992-93
clubs = Liverpool → Fulham (loan) → Newcastle United (loan) Birmingham City SunderlandDallas Sidekicks (Indoor) Stoke City Blackburn Rovers Halifax Town
caps(goals) = 004 0(1) 014 0(0) 008 0(2) 046 0(9) 048 0(4) 030 0(6) 006 0(2) 121 (29) 005 0(0)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
nationalyears = 1984
nationalteam = England U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 003
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Howard Gayle (born 18 May 1958 in
Toxteth ,Liverpool ) was the first black player to play for Liverpool.He was at the club for six years but was only given a total of five first team matches, later playing for several clubs including Birmingham City and Sunderland. His finest hour for Liverpool came in the 1981 European Cup semi-final second leg away at
Bayern Munich , and he was rewarded with a winners medal at the end of that season, as a non-playing substitute in the final.External links
* [http://www.thisisanfield.com/columnists/2007/04/forgotten-heroes-howard-gayle/ Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heros]
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=304 Profile] at [http://www.lfchistory.net LFCHistory.net]
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