Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.15
goals / match
Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
top club · 273 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#234
goals rank
#191
assists rank
74
season goals
9
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.25m
peak value · 2004
€1.55m
top transfer fee · 00/01
12
best season · 96/97
19 / 3
int'l caps / goals
491Appearances
74Goals
9Assists
14Yellow cards
0Red cards
123Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Marcus Gayle |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1970-09-27 (55 yrs) |
| Place of birth | London, Jamaica |
| Citizenship | Jamaica England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 188.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2008-05-13 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2008
Transfer: Aldershot → AFC Wimbledon
07/08 · Transfer
May 2008
Transfer: AFC Wimbledon → Retired
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: Brentford → Aldershot
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Aldershot Town
20 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Brentford FC
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2005
Transfer: Watford → Brentford
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Watford FC, Brentford FC
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Watford FC
35 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Watford FC
36 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2001
Transfer: Rangers → Watford
01/02 · Transfer · €1.40m
Jul 2001
01/02 — Watford FC
41 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2001
Transfer: Wimbledon FC → Rangers
00/01 · Transfer · €1.55m
Jul 2000
00/01 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004), Rangers FC
42 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
41 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
39 matches · 11 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
35 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
47 matches · 12 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
40 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
23 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Mar 1994
Transfer: Brentford → Wimbledon FC
93/94 · Transfer · €375k
Jul 1993
93/94 — Brentford FC, Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Brentford FC
8 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1991
91/92 — Brentford FC
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 1990
Transfer: KuPS → Brentford
90/91 · Return from loan
Jul 1990
1990 — Kuopion Palloseura
22 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Kuopion Palloseura, Brentford FC
7 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 1990
Transfer: Brentford → KuPS
89/90 · Loan
Jul 1989
Transfer: Brentford U18 → Brentford
89/90 · Transfer
Jul 1989
89/90 — Brentford FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.25m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals7 total · 1.45/90
Assists1 total · 0.21/90
G+A8 total · 1.66/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.41/90
Minutes played by club
Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
45.7%
Brentford FC
11.6%
Kuopion Palloseura
3.4%
Aldershot Town
1.8%
Watford FC
37.4%
Rangers FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 8 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 273 | 43 | 7 | 5,062 |
| Brentford FC | 7 | 04/05 | 93/94 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 1,285 |
| Kuopion Palloseura | 2 | 1990 | 90/91 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 380 |
| Aldershot Town | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 201 |
| Watford FC | 4 | 01/02 | 04/05 | 115 | 9 | 1 | 4,144 |
| Rangers FC | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 435 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 277 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 905 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 368 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 394 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 899 |
| 93/94 | FA Cup | Brentford FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Second Division | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | First Division | Brentford FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | League Cup | Brentford FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | FA Cup | Brentford FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | Third Division | Brentford FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 90/91 | Cup Winners' Cup | Kuopion Palloseura | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 90/91 | EFL Trophy | Brentford FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 90/91 | Third Division | Brentford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89/90 | Third Division | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | Veikkausliiga | Kuopion Palloseura | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| 1990 | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | Kuopion Palloseura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Conference | Aldershot Town | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Aldershot Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | EFL Trophy | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Brentford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League One | Brentford FC | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 745 |
| 05/06 | League One Play-Offs | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Watford FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Watford FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League One | Brentford FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League One Play-Offs | Brentford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Watford FC | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,835 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Watford FC | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Watford FC | 36 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 639 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Watford FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 741 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89/90 | 1989-07-06 | Brentford U18 | Brentford | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 89/90 | 1990-05-01 | Brentford | KuPS | Loan | 0 | — |
| 90/91 | 1990-12-01 | KuPS | Brentford | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 93/94 | 1994-03-24 | Brentford | Wimbledon FC | Transfer | 0 | €375k |
| 00/01 | 2001-03-08 | Wimbledon FC | Rangers | Transfer | 0 | €1.55m |
| 01/02 | 2001-08-08 | Rangers | Watford | Transfer | 0 | €1.40m |
| 04/05 | 2005-03-24 | Watford | Brentford | Transfer | 1250000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-02 | Brentford | Aldershot | Transfer | 1250000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-05-13 | AFC Wimbledon | Retired | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-07-01 | Aldershot | AFC Wimbledon | Transfer | 400000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€1.25m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.25m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31269 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | retired national player |
| Team #3671 | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 10 | 35 |
| 1990 | Veikkausliiga | Kuopion Palloseura | 9 | 20 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 8 | 36 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 34 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 36 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 1 | 23 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90/91 | 1990-12-01 | KuPS | Brentford | Return from loan | — | — |
| 89/90 | 1990-05-01 | Brentford | KuPS | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Marcus Gayle's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50% |
| Chesterfield FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 50% |
| Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 25% |
| Yeovil Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50% |
| Reading FC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 25% |
| Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 25% |
| Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 50% |
| Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 50% |
| AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0% |
| Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 25% |
| Blackpool FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50% |
| Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 96/97 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 41 | 435 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 98/99 | 39 | 547 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 97/98 | 35 | 1,187 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 96/97 | 47 | 859 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 93/94 | 12 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 03/04 | 35 | 2,835 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 02/03 | 36 | 450 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 01/02 | 41 | 859 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
204 apps
34 G
7 A
Veikkausliiga
20 apps
9 G
0 A
First Division
135 apps
8 G
0 A
Conference
19 apps
7 G
0 A
FA Cup
32 apps
6 G
1 A
League Cup
27 apps
5 G
1 A
League One
30 apps
2 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Third Division
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Cup Winners' Cup
2 apps
1 G
0 A
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Marcus Gayle is a Jamaica professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Marcus Gayle?
Marcus Gayle is 55 years old. He was born on September 27, 1970 in London.
What position does Marcus Gayle play?
Marcus Gayle plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Marcus Gayle play for?
Marcus Gayle currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Marcus Gayle scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Marcus Gayle has scored 74 goals in 491 appearances.