Ian Gayle

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Ian Gayle
Personal information
Full name Ian George Gayle [1]
Date of birth (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth Welling, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Lewes
Youth career
2010–2011 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2016 Dagenham & Redbridge 10 (0)
2011 → St Neots Town (loan) 8 (0)
2011 → Grays Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Kingstonian (loan) 26 (1)
2012 → Histon (loan) 8 (0)
2013 → Kingstonian (loan) 12 (0)
2013–2014 → Grays Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Whitehawk (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2015 → St Albans City (loan) 14 (0)
2015 → St Albans City (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2016 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → Welling United (loan) 16 (2)
2016–2017 Braintree Town 22 (0)
2017–2018 Welling United 17 (0)
2018 Wealdstone 12 (1)
2018–2019 Woking 16 (1)
2019–2022 Eastbourne Borough 28 (1)
2022 → Cray Valley Paper Mills (dual-reg) 6 (1)
2022–2025 Folkestone Invicta 99 (13)
2025– Lewes 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:06, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

Ian George Gayle (born 23 October 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Isthmian League Premier Division club Lewes.

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Club career

Gayle was born in Welling, London Borough of Bexley and is of Jamaican descent.[ citation needed ] Gayle joined the youth system at Dagenham & Redbridge in 2010 as a scholar. [4] In March 2011, Gayle joined United Counties League Premier Division side St Neots Town on a youth loan. [5] He made his debut for the club against Boston Town, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 win. [5] His first start for the club came in a 5–2 win over Newport Pagnell Town. [5] His final appearance came in an 8–1 away win against Cogenhoe United, as St Neots clinched the league title. [5] Gayle made a total of eight appearances for St Neots scoring no goals. In May 2011, he completed his scholarship and progressed into the first team after being offered a one-year contract by first-team manager John Still, with the option of a one-year extension. [6]

In August 2011, Gayle joined Isthmian League Division One North side Grays Athletic on a short-term loan deal with an option to extend. [7] He made only one appearance during his loan spell in a 1–1 draw with Heybridge Swifts before returning to the Daggers. [8] In October 2011, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan until the end of the season. [9] His debut came in the 3–0 away league defeat to A.F.C. Hornchurch, featuring as a substitute. [10] He scored in his first start for the club, in a 3–1 Isthmian League Cup defeat to Margate. [10] He scored the second in a 2–1 win over Dulwich Hamlet in the London Senior Cup quarter final. [10] In March 2012, he scored the winner in a 2–0 league win over Canvey Island. [10] His final game of his loan spell came in April 2012, in a 5–2 defeat to East Thurrock United. [10] Gayle made a total of 31 appearances in all competitions scoring three goals.

In the summer of 2012, Gayle signed a one-year contract extension. In August 2012, he joined Conference North side Histon on loan until January 2013. [11] He made his debut for the club in a 4–1 home defeat to Guiseley. [12] In October 2011, Histon manager Dennis Greene ended Gayle's loan spell and he returned to Dagenham after picking up an injury playing in a training match for his parent club. [13] In January 2013, Gayle re-joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan. [14] He played his first match in a 3–1 away win over Carshalton Athletic. [15] In March, his loan was extended until the end of the season. [16] His final game of the loan spell came against Leiston in a 2–2 draw. [15] He made a total of thirteen appearances in all competitions as Kingstonian finished in mid-table.

In the summer of 2013, Gayle was set to be released, however he impressed in pre-season friendlies against Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace and signed a three-month contract in August with a view to an extension. [17] In November 2013, Gayle returned to Grays Athletic on an initial one-month deal. [18] His first game came in a 1–0 defeat to Canvey Island. [8] In December 2012, his loan was extended for a further month. [19] His final appearance for Grays came in a 3–2 away defeat to Dulwich Hamlet. [8] In January 2014, Gayle returned to the Daggers after his loan spell had been blighted by injuries. [20] In February 2014, Gayle was on the move again joining Conference South side Whitehawk on a one-month loan deal. [21] His debut for the Hawks came in a 2–1 home defeat to Eastbourne Borough. [22] His second and final game for the club came in a 3–1 defeat to Bath City. [22] In April 2014, Gayle finally made his Daggers and Football League debut in a 2–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers, replacing Matthew Saunders as a substitute. [23] He went on to make a further three league appearances as the Daggers finished in the top half of the table. [24] In June 2014, he signed a new one-year contract until 2015. [24] After finding it difficult to break into the first team, in November 2014 he was sent to Conference South side St Albans City on an initial one-month. [25] In December 2014, following a 1–0 defeat to Bromley, his loan was extended for a further month. [26] His final game for St Albans came in February 2015, in a 1–1 draw with Basingstoke Town. [27] He returned to Dagenham at the end of the month having made sixteen appearances for the club in all competitions. [28] In August 2015, he re-joined National League South side St Albans City on an initial one-month loan. [29] In November 2015, he joined National League South side Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan deal. [30] In February 2016, he joined National League side Welling United on loan until the end of the season along with Adeoye Yusuff. [31] In May 2016 as his contract expired, he was released along with eleven players as Dagenham were relegated to the National League. [32]

In August 2016, he signed for National League side Braintree Town on a free transfer following his release by Dagenham. [33] On the opening day of the season, he went onto make his debut during Braintree's 0–0 draw with North Ferriby United, playing the full 90 minutes. [34] Following several major injuries, Gayle's playing time was limited at the National League side and the centre-back only managed to feature just twenty-three more times before leaving for Welling United in June 2017. [35]

On 4 June 2018, following his release from Wealdstone, Gayle joined recently relegated Woking. [36] On the opening day of the 2018–19 campaign, Gayle made his Woking debut during their 1–0 away victory over East Thurrock United, featuring for the entire 90 minutes. [37] Three days later, he scored his first goal for the Surrey-based side, netting the winner in their 2–1 home victory against St Albans City. [38]

In March 2022, Gayle joined Cray Valley Paper Mills on dual-registration basis. [39]

In June 2022, Gayle signed for Isthmian Premier Division side Folkestone Invicta for the 2022/2023 campaign. [40] He departed the club at the end of the 2024–25 season. [41]

In June 2025, Gayle joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Lewes. [42]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2010–11 [43] League One 0000000000
2011–12 [43] League Two 0000000000
2012–13 [43] League Two0000000000
2013–14 [23] League Two4000000040
2014–15 [44] League Two6000000060
2015–16 [43] League Two00—000000
Total100000000100
St Neots Town (loan) 2010–11 [5] UCL Premier Division80———80
Grays Athletic (loan) 2011–12 [8] IL Division One North10———10
Kingstonian (loan) 2011–12 [10] IL Premier Division261——5 [a] 2313
Histon (loan) 2012–13 [12] Conference North 80———80
Kingstonian (loan) 2012–13 [15] IL Premier Division120——1 [b] 0130
Grays Athletic (loan) 2013–14 [8] IL Premier Division40——3 [c] 070
Whitehawk (loan) 2013–14 [43] Conference South 20———20
St Albans City (loan) 2014–15 [27] Conference South140——2 [d] 0160
St Albans City (loan) 2015–16 [27] National League South 8020——100
Total22020—20260
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2015–16 [45] National League South60——2 [e] 080
Welling United (loan) 2015–16 [43] National League 162———162
Braintree Town 2016–17 [43] National League22020—00240
Welling United 2017–18 [5] National League South17010—1 [d] 0190
Wealdstone 2017–18 [43] National League South121———121
Woking 2018–19 [43] National League South16141—00202
Eastbourne Borough 2019–20 [43] National League South28120—3 [f] 0331
2020–21 [43] National League South0000—0000
2021–22 [43] National League South0000—0000
Total281200030331
Cray Valley Paper Mills
(dual registration)		 2021–22 [46] IL South East Division6100—1 [g] 071
Folkestone Invicta
2022–23 [47] Isthmian Premier Division38640—5 [h] 1477
2023–24 [48] Isthmian League Premier Division26210—2 [i] 0292
2024–25 [49] Isthmian League Premier Division35510—1 [d] 0375
Total991360008111314
Career total315201710026336524
  1. ↑ One appearance and one goal in Isthmian League Cup, four appearances and one goal in London Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in London Senior Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Isthmian League Cup
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Herts Senior Cup
  6. ↑ One appearance in Sussex Senior Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in Isthmian League South East Division Play-offs
  8. ↑ Four appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy
  9. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy

Honours

Club

Woking

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 462. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge". FootballSquads. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Gayle: "It Was A Waiting Game..."". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Aylesbury United profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Youngsters earn Daggers deals". Football.co.uk. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Defender added to squad". Grays Athletic F.C. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Profile: Ian Gayle". Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ian Gayle". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kingstonian Ian Gayle profile". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Young Trio Head Out on Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Ian Gayle – Histon". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Gayle forced out as Greene fumes over fresh injury". Cambridge News. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ian Gayle". Kingstonian F.C. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 "Games played for Kingstonian in 2012/2013". Kingstonian. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Gayle Extends Kingstonian Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "Defender Signs New Deal". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Ian Gayle signed on loan". Grays Athletic F.C. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  19. ↑ "Daggers Defender Extends Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "Ian Gayle returns to Daggers". Grays Athletic F.C. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  21. ↑ "Now Gayle Joins Whitehawk on Loan". Non League Pitchero. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Ian Gayle – Whitehawk". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Ian Gayle in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  24. 1 2 "New Contract Signed". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  25. ↑ "Gayle Goes on Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  26. ↑ "City extend Gayle's loan; trying to get Smith back". Herts Advertiser. 22 December 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  27. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ian Gayle – St Albans City". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  28. ↑ "Hawks soar high as Saints stumble in Brighton Park". St Albans & Harpenden Review. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  29. ↑ "Gayle blows back into the City". St Albans City FC. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  30. ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge defender joins Bishop's Stortford". Herts and Essex Observer. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  31. ↑ "WINGS BRING IN THREE". Non League Pitchero. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  32. ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper Liam O'Brien one of 11 players released by club following relegation from the Football League". Barking & Dagenham Post. 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  33. ↑ "Braintree Town boss Jamie Day confident after five more signings". The Non League Football Paper. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  34. ↑ "North Ferriby United vs. Braintree Town". Soccerway. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  35. ↑ "Ian Gayle signs for the Wings". Welling United Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  36. ↑ "Woking sign defender Ian Gayle". Woking Official Site. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  37. ↑ "East Thurrock United vs. Woking". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  38. ↑ "Woking vs. St Albans City". Soccerway. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  39. ↑ "New Player Update". Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  40. ↑ "Ian Gayle Signs on at Invicta". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  41. ↑ "Retained List 2024/25". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  42. ↑ @LewesFCMen (24 June 2025). "We are super excited to welcome Ian Gayle as the latest addition to our 2025-26 campaign 😍 A wealth of experience and a strong presence on the pitch 🔥 #COYR🔴⚫️ #TheNextChapter" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 July 2025– via Twitter.
  43. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Games played by Ian Gayle – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  44. ↑ "Games played by Ian Gayle in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  45. ↑ "Games played by Ian Gayle – Bishop's Stortford". Bishop's Stortford FC. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  46. ↑ "Cray Valley PM – Appearances – Ian Gayle". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  47. ↑ "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Ian Gayle – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  48. ↑ "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Ian Gayle – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  49. ↑ "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Ian Gayle – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
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