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{{Short description|Footballer (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marcus Gayle
| image = Marcus Gayle, Brentford F.C. ambassador, August 2021.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| caption = Gayle in his [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] ambassadorial role in 2021
| fullname = Marcus Anthony Gayle<ref name="Hugman2003-04">{{Cite book |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |year=2003 |isbn=1-85291-651-6 |editor-last=Hugman |editor-first=Barry J. |page=163}}</ref>
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}<ref name="Hugman2003-04" />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|27|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2003-04" />
| birth_place = [[Hammersmith]], England
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| years1 = 1988–1994
| clubs1 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| caps1 = 156
| goals1 = 22
| years2 = 1990
| clubs2 = → [[KuPS]] (loan)
| caps2 = 22
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 1994–2001
| clubs3 = [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
| caps3 = 236
| goals3 = 37
| years4 = 2001
| clubs4 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2001–2005
| clubs5 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| caps5 = 102
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2005–2006
| clubs6 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| caps6 = 30
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2006–2007
| clubs7 = [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]]
| caps7 = 24
| goals7 = 7
| years8 = 2007–2008
| clubs8 = [[AFC Wimbledon]]
| caps8 = 21
| goals8 = 2
| totalcaps = 595
| totalgoals = 84
| nationalyears1 = 1988
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England U18]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1998–2000
| nationalteam2 = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
| nationalcaps2 = 18
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| manageryears1 = 2012–2014
| managerclubs1 = [[Staines Town F.C.|Staines Town]]
| currentclub = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] (club ambassador)
}}

'''Marcus Anthony Gayle''' (born 27 September 1970) is a [[association football|football]] coach and former professional player who serves as club ambassador at [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]. 

Gayle's primary position was as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] but also played as a [[winger (association football)|winger]] and [[central defender]] towards the end of his career. He notably played in the [[Premier League]] for [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] and [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], he also played in the [[Scottish Premiership]] for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and in the [[Football League]] for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]] before he finished his playing career with non-league side [[AFC Wimbledon]]. He is a member of the Brentford Hall of Fame and made 230 appearances in two spells with the club. Born in England, he won 14 caps for [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] and was a key player for his country at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup tournament]].

After retiring as a player, he became manager of the [[AFC Wimbledon|AFC Wimbledon reserve team]] for three years before taking charge of [[Staines Town F.C.|Staines Town]] in 2012.

==Club career==

===Brentford===
Born [[Hammersmith]], London, Gayle started his career at [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in 1988, scoring 27 goals in 194 appearances for the Bees.<ref name="Soccerbase" /> He was loaned to [[KuPS]] in 1990,<ref name="NFT" /> before becoming a regular player in the Brentford side under new manager [[Phil Holder]] in [[1990-91 in English football|1990–91]],<ref name="BBB90s" /> when the Bees qualified for the playoffs but lost to eventual promotion winners [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] in the semi-finals.<ref name="FCHDbrentford">{{Fchd|id=BRENTFOR|name=Brentford F.C.}}</ref> He played 33 games in the Third Division that season, scoring six goals.<ref name="BBB90s" /> He was a key part in their Third Division title success for the [[1991-92 in English football|1991–92 season]], scoring 6 goals in 38 games to give Brentford a place in the new First Division,<ref name="BBB90s" /> as the old Second Division would be known from the start of the [[1992-93 in English football|1992–93]] campaign due to the creation of the [[FA Premier League]].<ref name="FCHDbrentford" /> The 1992–93 season looked as though it would be a successful one for the Bees, who entered the new year in 10th place and on the brink of the playoff zone, with all the talk at [[Griffin Park]] being about a second successive promotion and top division football for the first time since 1947. However, a collapse in the second half of the season saw the Bees relegated. Gayle initially remained loyal to the Bees, but on 24 March 1994 he linked up with his old Brentford striker partner [[Gary Blissett]] in a £250,000 move to Wimbledon, who were in the process of finishing a creditable sixth place in the Premier League. In May 2015, Gayle was inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame.<ref name="HOF" />

===Wimbledon===
Gayle played an influential part during the nineties, He made his debut for Wimbledon two days after joining them as they beat [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] 1–0.<ref name="11v11" /> He played in their final 10 games of the [[1993-94 in English football|1993–94]], helping the Dons to 7 wins and 2 draws but did not score.<ref name="11v11" /> He scored his first two goals in [[1994-95 in English football|1994–95]],<ref name="11v11" /> playing 25 games as the Dons finished ninth.<ref name="FCHDwimbledon">{{Fchd|id=WIMBLEDO|name=Wimbledon F.C.}}</ref> He missed just four league games in the [[1995-96 in English football|1995–96 season]],<ref name="11v11" /> scoring five goals and helping Wimbledon finish 14th.<ref name="FCHDwimbledon" /> In his best season for the Dons, [[1996-97 in English football|1996–97]], he scored a total of thirteen goals,<ref name="Soccerbase9697" /> eight league goals as the Dons finished eighth in the Premier League and reached the semi-finals of both domestic cups.<ref name="FCHDwimbledon" /> He also scored the winning goal for the Dons in a surprise [[FA Cup]] fourth round replay 1–0 win over [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in February 1997.<ref name="Soccerbase9697" />

[[1997–98 in English football|1997–98]] was less successful. The Dons began the season well and were in the top five for much of the first half of the season, but a dismal second half of the campaign saw them finish 15th.<ref name="FCHDwimbledon" />  Gayle was a regular player once again, appearing 30 times in the league, but scored just twice.<ref name="Soccerbase9798" /> 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.<ref name="NFT" /> He was their top scorer in [[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]], scoring 10 league goals,<ref name="Soccerbase9899" /> but once again their good form tailed away to a late season slump and they finished 16th.<ref name="FCHDwimbledon" /> He did manage seven goals in [[1999–2000 in English football|1999–2000]],<ref name="Soccerbase9900" /> but defeat to [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on the final day of the season and a surprise win for relegation rivals [[Bradford City]] over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] meant that Wimbledon's 14-year stay in the top flight was over. In seven years with the Dons, Gayle played 285 games scoring 48 goals.<ref name="Soccerbase" />

===Rangers===
Gayle initially stayed loyal to the Dons in spite of their relegation, playing 32 league games and scoring three times in the [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01]] campaign before he finally departed on 9 March 2001 in a £1million move to [[Scottish Premier League]] giants [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].<ref name="Soccerbase" /><ref name="Soccerbase0001" /> He made his debut against Dundee United, adding just another three more appearances,<ref name="Soccerbase0001" /> before moving back down south to join Gianluca Vialli's new look Watford side for £1million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/wimbledon-fc/marcus-gayle-8563/league-appearances_a14695/ |title=Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net |website=sporting-heroes.net |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>

===Watford===
He started off brightly by scoring five goals in first 14 matches until a back injury hampered his season.<ref name="Soccerbase0102" /> He was as expected to leave, along with most of Vialli's other unsuccessful signings, in the summer of 2002. However, he re-emerged as a centre-back under new manager [[Ray Lewington]] and won the [[List of Watford F.C. Players of the Season|Player of the Season]] award that year.<ref name="WimbProf" /> He also scored in the club's 2–1 defeat to [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] in the FA Cup semi-finals and part of the group of players that deferred some of their wages to help the club out of their financial difficulties.<ref name="Soccerbase0203" /> Another good season followed in [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] forging a good partnership alongside captain Neil cox, but injury plagued his [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]], and he left Watford two days after the sacking of Lewington in March 2005.

===Return to Brentford===
[[File:Marcus_Gayle_warming_up_for_Brentford,_April_2006.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Gayle warming up for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in 2006.]]
He re-joined Brentford, his first club and made 37 appearances for the Bees helping them to two consecutive play off semi finals, scoring twice.<ref name="Soccerbase">{{Soccerbase}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~644249,00.html |title=Brentford {{!}} News {{!}} Gayle Makes Griffin Park Return |date=24 March 2005 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=20 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212203424/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~644249,00.html |archive-date=12 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~667944,00.html |title=Brentford {{!}} Martin's Squad for Next Season |date=23 May 2005 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=20 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212203407/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~667944,00.html |archive-date=12 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gayle was released from his Brentford contract on 17 May 2006.

===Aldershot Town===
He signed for [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]] on 2 July 2006.<ref name="Soccerbase" /> He 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 F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/6060152.stm |title=BBC Sport – Football – My Club – Aldershot Town – Gayle realises hat-trick dream |work=bbc.co.uk |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> In February 2007 Gayle damaged his ACL knee ligaments and cartilage,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/WhereAreTheyDetail/0,,10421~2347297,00.html |title=Brentford {{!}} News {{!}} Where Are They Now? |website=brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref> but still made the last few matches of the season he was released by Aldershot at the end of [[2006-07 in English football|2006–07]] season scoring seven times in 27 appearances.<ref name="Soccerbase0607" />

===AFC Wimbledon===
Gayle was signed for [[AFC Wimbledon]] in May 2007 by former Aldershot manager [[Terry Brown (football manager)|Terry Brown]], making him only the second player to play competitively for both AFC Wimbledon and the old Wimbledon (the first being [[Jermaine Darlington]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wimbledonheritage.co.uk/news.php?Psection_id=2&Psub_section_id=2&op=archive&monthID=4&yearID=2007 |title=AFC Wimbledon – Latest news |website=afcwimbledon.co.uk |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-date=3 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103112106/http://wimbledonheritage.co.uk/news.php?Psection_id=2&Psub_section_id=2&op=archive&monthID=4&yearID=2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and, after scoring against [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead United]] in the [[FA Trophy]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wimbledonheritage.co.uk/news.php?Psection_id=2&Psub_section_id=2&op=archive&monthID=11&yearID=2007 |title=AFC Wimbledon – Latest news |website=afcwimbledon.co.uk |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="FCHDafcwimbledon">{{Fchd|id=AFC-WIMB|name=A.F.C. Wimbledon}}</ref>

==International career==
Gayle was born in England to a Jamaican father and Barbadian mother.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3761259 | title=Marcus Gayle: I'm proud of my Jamaican heritage }}</ref> He was capped by England at [[England national under-18 football team|U18]] level but later decided to switch allegiance and play for Jamaica who he was eligible to represent through his father.<ref name="11v11">{{Cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/marcus-gayle-603/ |title=Marcus Gayle |website=11v11.com |access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref> When a player at Wimbledon, Gayle signed a contract in June 1997 with a clause that restricted him to only represent England at international level. Horace Reid of the [[Jamaica Football Federation]] complained to [[FIFA]] about the restriction and the FIFA Player Status Committee refused to recognise the clause and allowed Gayle to change allegiance to Jamaica in January 1998.{{cn|date=November 2020}}

Gayle was [[cap (sport)|capped]] 14 times for [[Jamaica national football team|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.<ref name="NFT" /> He played in the final group H match against Japan which Jamaica won by 2–1.<ref name="NFT" /> Gayle was made captain the following year against Canada and held that honour for a year before retiring.

==Managerial career and backroom roles==

===AFC Wimbledon===
[[File:marcusgayle.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Gayle while with [[AFC Wimbledon]] in 2008.]]
He announced his retirement from competitive football after AFC Wimbledon sealed promotion to the [[Conference South]] following a 2–1 Isthmian League Premier play-off final victory over [[Staines Town F.C.|Staines Town]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7398351.stm |title=BBC Sport – Football – Non League – Gayle quits as Dons rebuild squad |work=bbc.co.uk |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marcus!">{{Cite web |url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2250858.mostviewed.dons_legend_gayle_leaves_his_marcus.php |title=Dons legend Gayle leaves his Marcus! |website=Your Local Guardian |date=7 May 2008 |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> He is presently working towards his coaching badges and in September 2008 took the role of [[AFC Wimbledon]] reserve team manager. In his first year of taking over he guided his talented squad to two cup finals, winning the suburban league challenge cup and runners up in the suburban challenge shield in 2009. Runners up in the league came in 2010. In 2011, his reserves collected the league trophy for the very first time and also the champions cup, very unlucky not to pick up the treble after losing to South Park in the Suburban Premier Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wimbledonheritage.co.uk/news.php?Psection_id=2&Psub_section_id=2&op=archive&monthID=8&yearID=2008 |title=AFC Wimbledon – Latest news |website=afcwimbledon.co.uk |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> Marcus is a member of the Wimbledon Old Players Association and has played for Wimbledon's Masters side and Old Players XI.<ref name="Marcus!" />

===Staines Town===
On 15 May 2012, it was announced that Marcus had been appointed as first team manager of [[Staines Town]]. In his first season as manager he guided his young team to safety in the Conference South Division whilst picking up the Middlesex Senior Cup,<ref name="AshfordHistory">{{Cite web |date=1 July 2012 |title=A Brief History of the Club |url=https://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-club/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |website=Ashford Town (Middlesex) Football Club |language=en-GB}}</ref> the 10th time Staines Town have won the competition. The second season brought an impressive 8th-place finish (Highest in club history) and reaching the 1st round proper of the FA Cup vs Brentford.<ref name="Youlton">{{Cite web |last=Youlton |first=Clive |date=30 December 2014 |title=Staines Town 'must keep believing', says departing manager Marcus Gayle |url=http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/marcus-gayle-leaves-staines-town-8362553 |access-date=27 September 2021 |website=SurreyLive |language=en}}</ref>

December 2014 Marcus was relieved of his duties due to a bad run of games.<ref name="Youlton" />

==Personal life==
In 2015 Marcus graduated from the EBM (Effective Board Member) course sponsored by the PFA and was later appointed a Board Member for Berkshire & Buckinghamshire FA. In January 2020, he was appointed club ambassador at Brentford.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/january/marcus-gayle-club-ambassador/ |title=Brentford FC appoints Club legend Marcus Gayle as Club Ambassador |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref>

Until 2010, Gayle owned a designer clothes shop in Fulham, London called 3 Tribes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/when-3-tribes-go-to-war-445575 |title=When 3 Tribes Go to War |last=Mike Walters |date=6 January 2007 |website=mirror |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |National cup
! colspan="2" |League cup
! colspan="2" |Europe
! colspan="2" |Other
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|[[1988–89 Brentford F.C. season|1988–89]]<ref name="BBB80s">{{Cite book |title=The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties |last1=Croxford |first1=Mark |last2=Lane |first2=David |last3=Waterman |first3=Greville |publisher=Legends Publishing |year=2011 |isbn=978-1906796716 |location=Sunbury, Middlesex |pages=430–431}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|3
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
|0
|0
|3
|0
|-
|[[1989–90 Brentford F.C. season|1989–90]]<ref name="BBB80s" />
|9
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
|0
|0
|9
|0
|-
|[[1990–91 Brentford F.C. season|1990–91]]<ref name="BBB90s">{{Cite book |title=The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties |last1=Croxford |first1=Mark |last2=Lane |first2=David |last3=Waterman |first3=Greville |publisher=Legends Publishing |year=2013 |isbn=9781906796723 |location=Sunbury, Middlesex |pages=476–479}}</ref>
|33
|6
|3
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|8{{efn|Six appearances and one goal in [[Football League Trophy]], two appearances in [[Football League Third Division play-offs|Third Division play-offs]]}}
|1
|44
|7
|-
|[[1991–92 Brentford F.C. season|1991–92]]<ref name="BBB90s" />
|38
|6
|2
|0
|4
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
|3{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in [[Football League Trophy]]}}
|0
|47
|6
|-
|[[1992–93 Brentford F.C. season|1992–93]]<ref name="BBB90s" />
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|38
|4
|1
|0
|4
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
|8{{efn|Appearances in [[Anglo-Italian Cup]]}}
|2
|51
|6
|-
|[[1993–94 Brentford F.C. season|1993–94]]<ref name="BBB90s" />
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|35
|6
|2
|2
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
|2{{efn|name=FLT}}
|0
|40
|8
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!156
!22
!8
!2
!9
!0
! colspan="2" |''—''
!21
!3
!194
!27
|-
|[[Kuopion Palloseura|KuPS]] (loan)
|[[1990 Veikkausliiga|1990]]<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|10329}}</ref>
|[[Veikkausliiga|Futisliiga]]
|22
|9
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
|2{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]]}}
|1
| colspan="2" |''—''
|24
|10
|-
| rowspan="9" |[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
|[[1993–94 Wimbledon F.C. season|1993–94]]<ref name="11v11" />
| rowspan="7" |[[Premier League]]
|10
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|10
|0
|-
|[[1994–95 Wimbledon F.C. season|1994–95]]<ref name="11v11" />
|23
|2
|0
|0
|2
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|25
|2
|-
|[[1995–96 Wimbledon F.C. season|1995–96]]<ref name="11v11" />
|34
|5
|8
|0
|2
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|44
|5
|-
|[[1996–97 Wimbledon F.C. season|1996–97]]<ref name="Soccerbase9697">{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=1996|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|36
|8
|6
|2
|2
|1
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|44
|11
|-
|[[1997–98 Wimbledon F.C. season|1997–98]]<ref name="Soccerbase9798">{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=1997|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|30
|2
|4
|1
|3
|1
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|37
|4
|-
|[[1998–99 Wimbledon F.C. season|1998–99]]<ref name="Soccerbase9899">{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=1998|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|35
|10
|1
|0
|4
|1
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|40
|11
|-
|[[1999–2000 Wimbledon F.C. season|1999-00]]<ref name="Soccerbase9900">{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=1999|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|36
|7
|2
|0
|3
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|41
|7
|-
|[[2000–01 Wimbledon F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name="Soccerbase0001">{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=2000|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|First Division
|32
|3
|4
|0
|3
|1
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|39
|4
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!236
!37
!25
!3
!19
!4
! colspan="2" |''—''
! colspan="2" |''—''
!280
!44
|-
|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[2000–01 Rangers F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name="Soccerbase0001" />
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|4
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|4
|0
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|[[2001–02 Watford F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name="Soccerbase0102">{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=2001|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |First Division
|36
|4
|1
|1
|4
|2
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|41
|7
|-
|[[2002–03 Watford F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="Soccerbase0203">{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=2002|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|31
|0
|5
|1
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|36
|1
|-
|[[2003–04 Watford F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=2003|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|32
|1
|2
|0
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|35
|1
|-
|[[2004–05 Watford F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="Soccerbase0405">{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=2004|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|3
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|3
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!102
!5
!8
!2
!5
!2
! colspan="2" |''—''
! colspan="2" |''—''
!115
!9
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|[[2004–05 Brentford F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="Soccerbase0405" />
| rowspan="2" |[[EFL League One|League One]]
|6
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|2{{efn|name=L1P|Appearances in [[EFL League One play-offs|League One play-offs]]}}
|0
|8
|0
|-
|[[2005–06 Brentford F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=2005|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|24
|2
|2
|0
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
|1{{efn|name=L1P}}
|0
|28
|2
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!30
!2
!2
!0
!1
!0
! colspan="2" |''—''
!3
!0
!36
!2
|-
|[[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]]
|[[2006–07 Football Conference|2006–07]]<ref name="Soccerbase0607">{{Soccerbase season|id=2789|season=2006|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|[[Conference Premier]]
|24
|7
|3
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|0
|0
|27
|7
|-
|[[AFC Wimbledon]]
|2007–08<ref name="WimbProf">{{Cite web |url=http://wimbledonheritage.co.uk/players.php?Psection_id=3&Psub_section_id=3&apps=1&player_id=1254&squad=1&position=Midfielder |title=AFC Wimbledon {{!}} Player Profile {{!}} Marcus Gayle |website=wimbledonheritage.co.uk |access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
|[[Isthmian League]] Premier Division
|21
|2
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |''—''
| colspan="2" |''—''
|8{{efn|Three appearances and one goal in [[FA Trophy]], two appearances in [[Isthmian League]] Premier Division play-offs, one appearance in [[Isthmian League Cup]], one appearance in [[London Senior Cup]], one appearance in [[Surrey Senior Cup]]}}
|1
|29
|3
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!595
!84
!46
!7
!34
!6
!2
!1
!32
!4
!709
!102
|}

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===International===
:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gayle goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Marcus Gayle
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 9 February 1998 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], United States || {{fb|SLV}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || [[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 31 March 1999 || [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || {{fb|PAR}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 27 May 1999 || [[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden || {{fb|SWE}} || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==

===As a player===
'''Brentford'''
* [[Football League Third Division]]: [[1991–92 Brentford F.C. season|1991–92]]<ref name="BBB90s" /><ref name="FCHDbrentford" />

'''AFC Wimbledon'''
* [[Isthmian League]] Premier Division play-offs: [[2007–08 Isthmian League#Play-offs|2008]]<ref name="FCHDafcwimbledon" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wimbledonheritage.co.uk/livematch.php?Psection_id=5&Psub_section_id=11&fixture_id=12115&squad=1 |title=AFC Wimbledon {{!}} Match report {{!}} Staines Town vs. AFC Wimbledon (3 May 2008) |website=wimbledonheritage.co.uk |access-date=14 June 2019 |archive-date=3 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103111233/http://wimbledonheritage.co.uk/livematch.php?Psection_id=5&Psub_section_id=11&fixture_id=12115&squad=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===As a manager===
'''Staines Town'''
* [[Middlesex Senior Cup]]: 2012–13<ref name="AshfordHistory" />

===As an individual===
* [[Watford F.C. Player of the Season|Watford Player of the Season]]: [[2002–03 Watford F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="WimbProf" />
* [[List of Brentford F.C. Hall of Fame members|Brentford Hall of Fame]]<ref name="HOF">{{Cite web |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/may/new-additions-to-brentford-fc-hall-of-fame/ |title=New additions to Brentford FC Hall of Fame – News – Brentford FC |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb |access-date=14 June 2019 |archive-date=5 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405021811/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/brentford-fc-hall-of-fame-2438544.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{NFT player|10329}}

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