Paul Gascoigne

 

 

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Newcastle United 1984 shirt

Gateshead born Paul Gascoigne (pic) signed schoolboy forms with Newcastle United in 1980, apprentice forms in 1983 and his first professional contract in May 1985 - the month after he made his debut, under Jack Charlton, as a substitute against QPR at the end of the 1984/85 season. Gascoigne captained Newcastle United's FA Youth Cup winning team in 1984/85 too. After 104 appearances and 25 goals for Newcastle United, Gascoigne left St. James' Park to join Tottenham Hotspur for £2.2 million on 18 July 1988.

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England 1990 World Cup Final No19 shirt

England’s Paul Gascoigne (pic) wore the No19 shirt in every minute of all England’s 1990 World Cup Finals matches, apart from the third/fourth place match against Italy, for which he was suspended after receiving his second yellow card of the tournament in the semi-final match against Germany. Only Peter Shilton, Des Walker and Gary Lineker played more minutes during the 1990 World Cup Finals for England than “Gazza”.

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Tottenham Hotspur 1991 Semi Final shirt

In Wembley Stadium’s first ever FA Cup Semi-Final on 14 April 1991, Paul Gascoigne’s 5th minute goal, direct from a 35 yard free-kick, later voted BBC Match of the Day’s Goal of the Season, set Tottenham Hotspur on the way to a 3-1 win against Arsenal. Gascoigne played in all 6 Spurs FA Cup matches in 191, scoring 6 goals too and from 1988 until 1991, appeared 112 times for Spurs and scored 33 goals.

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 Fog on the Tyne by Paul Gascoinge