Tony Gale

Blackburn Rovers After his release from West Ham in 1994, Gale trained with Barnet before receiving a call from Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish.

Crystal Palace After Blackburn's title triumph, Gale signed for relegated Crystal Palace. However, his time at Selhurst Park was plagued with injuries and he managed just two league appearances for the club halfway through that season, and retired from professional football at the end of it.

Maidenhead United Gale joined Maidenhead United – managed by his former West Ham teammate, Alan Devonshire – in 1996, continuing his playing career at non-league level for two more seasons before finally retiring from playing aged 39.

Media career Gale has been heard commentating on Premier League games for Premier League Productions, a venture of IMG Sports Media who produce, package and broadcast the live production of games for the Premier League for international broadcasters. For the 16/17 season he is part of the commentary team for Premier League games aired in the US on NBC.

Gale has also contributed a regular column for West Ham's official website, WHUFC.com, along with a fortnightly column for Fulham's official website.

Personal life Tony Gale joined Walton Casuals as Director of Football in 2002. He supported Chelsea as a child and said Peter Osgood was his childhood hero. He cited Fulham's 1–1 draw against Lincoln City in the 1981-82 season as his most memorable game as they earned promotion to Division Two. He said missing promotion to the First Division with Fulham in 1982–83 by one point was his biggest disappointment. His hobbies include watching other sports. His favourite TV shows are Only Fools and Horses and EastEnders and said that Frank Sinatra and George Benson are his favourite musicians.

During his time at West Ham, Gale was nicknamed 'Reggie' by his teammates. The name came from the comparison to Reggie Kray for his wicked sense of humour. He was also described by teammate Mark Ward as having the touch and vision of a centre forward.

Gale was the chairman of the now-defunct Isthmian Division One South side Walton Casuals, having joined the club as Director of Football in 2003. He became chairman in 2011 and enjoyed two brief spells as caretaker manager. First taking over in March 2013 for eight games to see out the 2012–13 season, he also led the team for 12 games from September to November 2014.

He is married to his wife Lyndsey. His son, Anthony, made over 200 appearances for Walton Casuals and took over as manager in July 2015 after working alongside his father as caretaker manager in late 2014.

In 2023 his autobiography, "That's Entertainment" was published.

Honours Blackburn Rovers Premier League: 1994–95