Gordon Dale (20 May 1928 — 14 March 1996) was an English

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who played as a

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Career

Upon leaving school, Dale signed for hometown club

Worksop Town Worksop Town Football Club is an English football club based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. The team play in the . They are nicknamed ''The Tigers'' and play their home games at Sandy Lane in Worksop. History Previous clubs The club claims it w ...

. In February 1948, Chesterfield signed Dale for £500. On 12 March 1949, after spending time in Chesterfield's reserves, Dale made his debut for the club in a 2–1 defeat against

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. On 27 June 1951, following Chesterfield's relegation from the 1950–51 Second Division,

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side

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signed Dale for £20,000, becoming Portsmouth's record transfer fee at the time, as well as Chesterfield's record outgoing transfer. Dale only made eight appearances during his first season with Portsmouth, due to injuries. In the 1954–55 season, Dale appeared in more than half of Portsmouth's fixtures for the first time in his career with the club. On 25 October 1957, Dale signed for

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for a fee of £5,000. A day after signing, Dale made his debut for Exeter in a 2–1 loss away to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. Dale's time at Exeter was a "success", scoring 8 goals in 124 league appearances for the club. In July 1961, Dale signed for Southern League club Chelmsford City.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dale, Gordon 1928 births 1996 deaths Men's association football wingers English men's footballers Footballers from Worksop Worksop Town F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen