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MIDDLESBROUGH are to unveil Paul Gascoigne as their new pounds 3m signing today after secret talks over the last 48 hours.
Paul Gascoigne signed for Middlesbrough on this day 20 years ago. It was seen as a huge coup at the time as the 30-year-old was an England international and a world star. Boro manager Bryan...
Mar 24, 2015 · Middlesbrough transfer flashback: Paul Gascoigne signed from Rangers on this day in 1998. Bryan Robson was confident the mercurial midfielder could help Boro secure promotion back to the...
- Early Life and Tragedy
- A Generational Talent Emerges
- Superstardom
- A Career in Remmission
- Later Career and Increased Personal Struggles
- Closing Thoughts
Born in Gateshead in 1967, to say that Paul Gascoigne had a troubled childhood would be putting it very lightly. In his autobiography, he states that from as early as 7 years of age, he developed an obsession with death. A fixation on how very real it can be. How permanent it can be. As you can imagine; as a 7-year-old, this instilled a deep lying ...
Newcastle United
In 1985, after being forced to lose a bit of weight, Gascoigne captained the Newcastle youth team to the FA youth cup. His stock was rising very quickly, and soon after that, he was given his debut for the Newcastle first team in 1985/86 season. He was 18 years old at the time Between 1985 and 1988, Gascoigne’s reputation did nothing but gro w. He was quickly showing the country just how much of a talent he really was. So much so that some were even prepared to call him the best player in the...
Tottenham Hotspur
In his first two seasons at Tottenham Hotspur, he aided in a steady climb up the league table, helping the club finish in 6thin the 1988/89 season. With the addition of Gary Lineker in the very next season, Spurs then climbed up to third place the following season. In these two seasons, Gascoigne managed to make 66 appearances, scoring 12 in the process. (still can’t find his assist record). Despite his rising domestic profile, it was his performances and demeanour on the international stage...
1990 World Cup
By the time the 1990 World cup in Italy came around, the English were looking very formidable indeed. Not only did they possess the aforementioned Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker, but they also had other legendary players in their ranks such as John Barnes, David Platt and Chris Waddle, to name a few. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that this was England’s greatest World Cup performance in decades. So many decades in fact, that this performance was heralded as the English national team’s b...
FA Cup
Back on the domestic front, Gascoigne enjoyed arguably his best season yet. Although Spurs finished in 10thplace, they went on to win the FA cup at the end of the 1990/1991 season. This was Gascoigne’s first piece of silverware in his senior career and proved to be the only trophy he would ever win in England. To go along with that, he scored 19 goals in 37 appearances overall, making him the club’s joint top scorer for the season, alongside Gary Linker. However, in the FA cup final itself, G...
Lazio
Once in Italy, despite showing flickers of the player he once was, he was never truly the same. He faced several struggles with injury, weight, cultural barriers and just overall poor professionalism. Of course, in hindsight, knowing who the man was and still is, we can look back at some of his actions and understand that that’s simply how he expressed himself. I’m in no way excusing or condoning his behaviour, but it’s hard not to at least chuckle at the absolute craziness of this man. Now,...
Rangers
To give you a little bit of context, the Rangers team that Gascoigne walked into was no joke. Adding onto that, they faced stiff competition against some very strong teams in the Scottish topflight. Gascoigne was going to have to be at his A- game if he truly wanted to revive his career at Rangers. Funnily enough, that’s exactly what happened. In fact, almost as soon as he arrived, he cemented himself in Rangers history by scoring the second goal in a 2-0 win against Celtic in the Old Firm De...
1996 Euros
Back on the international front, Gazza’s career revival couldn’t have come at a better time. Coming off his incredible debut season with Rangers, England hosted the 1996 UEFA Euros. Something I skipped over earlier in this article is that England failed to even qualify for the 1994 World cup in the US. Therefore, England and Gascoigne were particularly motivated. And, just like in the 1990 World cup, 6 years prior, England made it all the way to the semi-finals of the competition. Furthermore...
Rangers continued
Back to Rangers, he found the spark he’d been missing for so many years. His flair, his decisiveness, even his fitness was back on track. More success followed the very next season, with Rangers winning another league title. Again, Gascoigne played a starring role, making 26 appearances and scoring 13. Despite this, his third and final season at Rangers wasn’t as successful as the one that preceded it. Rangers failed to retain the league title, losing out to Celtic, and were beaten in the Sco...
Gascoigne made his return to England halfway through the 1997/1998 season of the First Division. Signing for the Middlesbrough for a reported fee of £3.45 million. However, he never really recaptured his spark in the years that followed. And, unfortunately. There were several reasons for this Despite his downfall being there for all to see for seve...
In closing, Gascoigne was a flawed man. I don’t think you’ll hear any arguments from anyone indicating otherwise. However, it is important to note that we are all a product of our respective environments. Again, in no way am I condoning any of his negative behaviours. But being able to look back at his life story and the experiences that shaped his...
May 27, 2020 · Paul Gascoigne is unveiled at a press conference. The first of the goals came before his alcoholic breakdown, earning Boro three points a 1-0 win at Leicester City in early September.
Apr 8, 2022 · He left Tottenham to sign for Italian side Lazio in 1992, and four years later helped England to another semi-final - this time at the Euros. But that is not the whole story of Paul Gascoigne.
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May 26, 2017 · Gascoigne's largely unsuccessful spell at Middlesbrough came to an end in 2000 and he then made a free transfer move to Everton, linking up with his old Rangers boss Walter Smith.
