Eric Gates was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Norway on 10th September 1980 at 25 years old, and his last was vs Romania on 15th October 1980 aged 25. Gates, born on 28th June 1955, in Ferryhill, County Durham, has a FA Legacy Number of 949 and played as a Attacking Midfielder for his country.
Eric Gates - 2 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Eric Lazenby Gates
- Born: 28th June 1955, Ferryhill, County Durham
- England Career: 1980
- Positions whilst with England: Attacking Midfielder
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Ipswich Town (2)
- FA Legacy Number: 949
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Norway (WCQ) on 10th September 1980 aged 25 years, 2 months, 12 days
- Last Cap: v Romania (WCQ) on 15th October 1980 aged 25 years, 3 months, 17 days
- Career Length: 35 days
- Starts: 2
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 1
- Full Games: 1
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Attacking Midfielder
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Ron Greenwood
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Dave Watson
- 2 Matches
- Terry McDermott
- 2 Matches
- Graham Rix
- 2 Matches
- Bryan Robson
- 2 Matches
- Kenny Sansom
- 2 Matches
- Phil Thompson
- 2 Matches
- Tony Woodcock
- 2 Matches
- Viv Anderson
- 1 Match
- Paul Mariner
- 1 Match
- Peter Shilton
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 11 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- ROU, 1 - 2, 15th Oct 1980 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 17 days. - NOR, 4 - 0, 10th Sep 1980 (WCQ) Ipswich Town, Cap: 1.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 12 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.