Gary Stewart Teale was born on 21 July 1978 and is a Scottish professional football player and coach.
24 Facts About Gary Teale
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Gary Teale moved to England in 2001 when he signed for Wigan Athletic and played an important part in the Wigan side that rose from the third tier to second for the first time in the club's history and then went one step further to reach the top flight.
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Gary Teale then left for Championship side Derby County where he achieved promotion to the Premier League for the second time, although Teale was not a member of the matchday 16 for the 2007 Football League Championship play-off final.
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Gary Teale then moved to St Mirren in 2011, and he helped them win the Scottish League Cup in 2013.
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Gary Teale became St Mirren manager in 2014, but left this position after the club were relegated in May 2015.
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Gary Teale represented Scotland at international level, winning 13 caps for his country between 2006 and 2009.
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Gary Teale finished the season with six goals as the club were relegated to the Second Division.
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In October 1997, Gary Teale was involved a car crash, later admitting that he was "lucky to be alive".
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Gary Teale helped Wigan reach their first ever major cup final when they finished runners-up to Manchester United in 2006.
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Gary Teale was the only player to feature in every match during the cup run, and played the full 90 minutes of the final itself.
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However, with the resignation of Jewell and the appointment of Nigel Clough, Gary Teale began to get a run in Derby's first eleven earning many accolades, with his form improving to the extent that it prevented a loan move to Motherwell in the January 2009.
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On 5 May 2010 it was announced that Gary Teale would leave Pride Park after three and a half years when his contract expired.
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Gary Teale left Derby on 30 June 2010 with 104 appearances and five goals.
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On 2 July 2010, Gary Teale signed a two-year contract at Sheffield Wednesday and was given the number 21 shirt.
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Gary Teale scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday against Southport in the FA Cup on 7 November 2010.
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Gary Teale left Hillsborough by mutual consent on 1 July 2011, and signed a two-year deal with St Mirren.
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Gary Teale will be remembered for his great run down the right wing, and cross field pass that allowed Esmael Goncalves to score Saints equalising goal after 37 minutes.
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On 16 April 2013, it was announced that Gary Teale had signed a new one-year deal with St Mirren, that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2014.
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On 13 May 2014 Gary Teale signed a new two-year deal with the club, taking on a player-coach role to assist newly appointed St Mirren manager Tommy Craig.
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Gary Teale was appointed caretaker manager after Craig was sacked in December 2014.
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Gary Teale was relieved of his managerial duties after the final game of the season, as St Mirren appointed Ian Murray as their new manager on 22 May 2015.
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On 1 June 2015, Gary Teale left St Mirren by mutual consent, after failing to secure the manager's job on a permanent basis.
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Gary Teale made his debut for Scotland under-21s against Latvia in 1996.
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Gary Teale has intermittently played for his country since, including some crucial appearances in Scotland's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.