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23 Facts About Marcus Gayle

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Marcus Gayle notably played in the Premier League for Wimbledon and Watford, he played in the Scottish Premiership for Rangers and in the Football League for Brentford and Aldershot Town before he finished his playing career with non-league side AFC Wimbledon.

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Marcus Gayle is a member of the Brentford Hall of Fame and made 230 appearances in two spells with the club.

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Marcus Gayle played 33 games in the Third Division that season, scoring six goals.

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In May 2015, Marcus Gayle was inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame.

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Marcus Gayle was a regular player , appearing 30 times in the league, but scored just twice.

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Marcus Gayle's form was good enough to make his debut for Jamaica in February vs Brazil in the gold cup and later featuring in the 1998 world cup in France that summer.

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In seven years with the Dons, Marcus Gayle played 285 games scoring 48 goals.

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Marcus Gayle started off brightly by scoring five goals in first 14 matches until a back injury hampered his season.

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Marcus Gayle was as expected to leave, along with most of Vialli's other unsuccessful signings, in the summer of 2002.

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Marcus Gayle re-joined Brentford, his first club and made 37 appearances for the Bees helping them to two consecutive play off semi finals, scoring twice.

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Marcus Gayle was released from his Brentford contract on 17 May 2006.

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Marcus Gayle signed for Aldershot Town on 2 July 2006.

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Marcus Gayle scored the first hat-trick of his career for the Shots on 14 October 2006, coming on as a second-half substitute to score three times in just 9 mins 30 seconds against Kidderminster Harriers.

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Marcus Gayle was signed for AFC Wimbledon in May 2007 by former Aldershot manager Terry Brown, making him only the second player to play competitively for both AFC Wimbledon and the old Wimbledon and, after scoring against Maidenhead United in the FA Trophy, becoming the first player to have scored for both incarnations of the South West London club and helping them to promotion to the conference south before retiring from playing that summer.

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Marcus Gayle was born in England to a Jamaican father and Barbadian mother.

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Marcus Gayle was capped by England at U18 level but later decided to switch allegiance and play for Jamaica who he was eligible to represent through his father.

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Marcus Gayle was capped 14 times for Jamaica and played at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States and the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, Jamaica's first ever World Cup finals.

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Marcus Gayle was made captain the following year against Canada and held that honour for a year before retiring.

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Marcus Gayle is presently working towards his coaching badges and in September 2008 took the role of AFC Wimbledon reserve team manager.

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Marcus Gayle is a member of the Wimbledon Old Players Association and has played for Wimbledon's Masters side and Old Players XI.

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On 15 May 2012, it was announced that Marcus Gayle had been appointed as first team manager of Staines Town.

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December 2014 Marcus Gayle was relieved of his duties due to a bad run of games.

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Until 2010, Marcus Gayle owned a designer clothes shop in Fulham, London called 3 Tribes.