1986-1996

DATE OF BIRTH        Wednesday, 12th March 1969

PLACE OF BIRTH        Croydon, Surrey, England

DEBUT        Tuesday, 5th May 1987 as a sub in a 2-1 defeat at Wimbledon (Aged: 18)

CLUB CAREER        120 League apps (+18 as sub), 4 goals

Gareth started his career as an apprentice at Chelsea in 1986. During a ten-year life with the club
he made 172 appearances in all. He moved to Sunderland in January 1996 for £300,000 where he
made a further 54 appearances up to the end of the 97/98 season. Signing for Swindon in May
1998 he played 97 games over three seasons before retiring at the age of 32 from full time
football to the non league.
He joined Havant & Waterlooville, "but in September 2003 his time at the club ended bitterly when
a string of poor performances saw him dropped to the bench, resulting in his still unaccounted
for departure." Most recently he has been playing for the Chelsea Old Boys.

1986-1987     Played   1       Scored   0   goals
1987-1988     Played   13     Scored   0   goals
1988-1989     Played   22     Scored   0   goals
1989-1990     Played   13     Scored   1   goal  
1990-1991     Played   24     Scored   0   goals
1991-1992     Played   10     Scored   0   goals
1992-1993     Played   37     Scored   2   goals
1993-1994     Played   7       Scored   0   goals
1994-1995     Played   6       Scored   0   goals
1995-1996     Played   5       Scored   1   goal
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GARETH HALL