Famous Fulham Players: No 17 Tony Gale

Last updated : 20 February 2010 By Kevin Markey

Tony Gale

1977-84, 318 appearances

Elegant defender who made his Fulham debut at 16 and played 318 times for the club in the second and third divisions. Replaced Bobby Moore in the side. Roger Brown said of Gale: "I was the ball winner, the hard man if you like, and he was the pretty boy who would sweep up around me."

Personal information
Full nameAnthony Peter Gale
Date of birth19 November 1959 (1959-11-19) (age 50)
Place of birth   Westminster, London, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1976-1977Fulham
Senior career1
YearsClubApp (Gls)*
1977-1984
1984-1994
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1998
Fulham
West Ham United
Blackburn Rovers
Crystal Palace
Maidenhead United
277 (19)
300 0(5)
015 0(0)
002 0(0)
042 0(0)   
National team
England U21001 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)