Gary Teale
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Gary Teale is a Scottish
professional footballer who currently plays as a winger
for St. Mirren
.
Teale started his career in Scotland
in 1995 with Clydebank
before spending three years with Ayr United
. He moved to England
in 2001 when he signed for Wigan Athletic
and played an important part in the Wigan side that rose from the third tier (Division Two
) to second (Division One
) for the first time in the club's history and then went one step further to reach the top flight. Whilst at Wigan he started in the 2006 Football League Cup Final. He then left for Championship side Derby County
where he achieved promotion to the Premier League for the second time, although Teale was not a member of the matchday 16 for the 2007 Football League Championship play-off Final
. During his time at Derby, he spent time on loan with Plymouth Argyle
and Barnsley
.
After three years and over 100 appearances for the club, Teale left Derby in June 2010, signing for Sheffield Wednesday
on a two-year deal. Teale has also represented Scotland
at international level, winning 13 caps
for his country between 2006 and 2009.
, Scotland
, Teale began his career at Clydebank
. As a youth player he spent time training with Davie Cooper
, who Teale felt had a major influence on his development and career. In 1995, he made his debut at the age of 16 in a Scottish League Cup
match against Motherwell
. During his first season at the club, he made most of his appearances as a substitute, and scored his first goal for the club towards the end of the season in a 2–1 win against St. Mirren
. In the summer of 1996, Clydebank were forced to take several cost cutting measures, leaving Teale as one of only two players on full time contracts at the club. He became a first team regular at the start of the 1996–97 season, and his impressive performances earned him a call up to the Scotland under-21's
. Later in the season, he was given trials at Tottenham Hotspur
and Newcastle United
, but a move failed to materialise. He finished the season with six goals as the club were relegated to the Second Division
. In October 1997, Teale was involved a car crash, later admitting that he was "lucky to be alive". The incident left him with a broken collarbone, and did not feature in the team until the end of the following month. He struggled to maintain his place in the first team during the 1997–98 season
, starting in only 13 of 27 league appearances, and at one point was dropped from the team by manager Ian McCall
"in the hope it would give him a kick up the backside." Clydebank finished the season as runners-up in the league, regaining promotion to the First Division
.
In October 1998, due to Clydebank's growing financial difficulties, Teale was sold to Ayr United
for a fee of £70,000, a signing described by McCall as "a Christmas bargain in October." Although there was interest from several English
clubs, Teale opted to remain in Scotland as he felt he was not yet ready to leave his home country. He made his debut in a 2–0 win against St. Mirren, and scored his first goal for the club on his home debut two weeks later in a 4–2 win against Falkirk
. He played a pivotal role in a 3–0 Scottish Cup
victory at home to local rivals Kilmarnock
in 1999, winning a late penalty which was converted by Andy Walker, a goal that has gone down in history due to the humiliating manner in which Gordon Marshall
the Kilmarnock goalkeeper was beaten.
for an initial fee of £275,000, which rose to £400,000 due to subsequent additional payments. He made his debut a day later against Oldham Athletic
and scored his first goal for the club on 19 February 2002 in a 3–1 win against Notts County
. He picked up a Second Division
winners medal for the 2002–03 season
.
In the 2004–05 season
Wigan were promoted into the Premiership for the first time in their history, after which Teale signed a new two-year contract with the club.
He also helped Wigan reach their first ever (and currently only) major cup final, when they finished runners-up to Manchester United
in 2006, in which Teale played the full 90 minutes of the final.
He eventually left Wigan after six years to join Derby County
for £600,000 on 11 January 2007.
Teale was bought to Derby by Billy Davies
to sustain Derby's push towards the Premiership
and made his debut in a 1–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday
on 13 January 2007, scoring his first goal with the opener in a 2–2 draw with Hull City
on 10 February 2007. Despite this, he failed to hold a regular place in the Derby first team towards the end of the season and failed to make the squad for Derby's 1–0 win over W.B.A
in the 2007 playoff final which earned Derby promotion.
Teale found himself in and out of the starting line up as Derby struggled to adapt to the top flight and despite playing a part in 22 games, primarily as substitute, over the 2007–08 season, he was loaned out to Championship
side Plymouth Argyle
by new Derby boss Paul Jewell
until the end of the 2007–08 season because he needed to 'regain some confidence' Teale's loan spell at Plymouth impressed Arygle boss Paul Sturrock
enough for him to want to sign the player on a permanent basis, though he was reluctant to meet Derby's £500,000 asking price. Teale was also believed to interesting Leeds United in the 2008–09 pre-season, who would offer £400,000.
The 2008–09 season started in similar fashion as he was loaned out to Barnsley
on a month's emergency loan deal, where he played three games. Upon his return to Derby Teale again sporadically appeared. However, with the resignation of Jewell and the appointment of Nigel Clough
, Teale began to get a run in Derby's first eleven earning many accolades, with his form improving to the extent that it prevented a loan move to Motherwell
in the January 2009. He got his second goal for the club, and his first career goal for two years on 7 February 2009 with the opener in a 3–0 victory at Plymouth Argyle
. Such was the upsurgence in his form, he became something of a cult hero amongst the Derby support, earning himself the nickname Tealinho
. Teale opened his goalscoring account for the 2009–10 season with an 87th minute winner against Peterborough United
and made his 100th appearance for the club as a second half substitute in a 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest
on 30 January 2010.
On 5 May 2010 it was announced that Teale would leave Pride Park after three and a half years when his contract expired. He left Derby on 30 June 2010 with 104 appearances and five goals.
.
by mutual consent on 1 July 2011, and signed a two-year deal with saints. Teale scored his first goal for saints in a 2-0 victory in a friendly match against Dumbarton
on 12 July 2011. After just 4 minutes David Barron
played a ball over the Dumbarton defence, and Teale lobbed the Dumbarton goalkeeper.
against Latvia
in 1996.
Teale's performances for Wigan earned him a call-up to the Scotland national football team
for the first time in 2004, but was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury. He won his first cap in a 3–1 defeat to Switzerland
on 1 March 2006.
He has intermittently played for his country since, including some crucial appearances in Scotland's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.
In 2008, he was called up to George Burley
's first Scotland squad alongside fellow on loan Plymouth player Russell Anderson
.
| 1995–96
| rowspan=4 |Clydebank
| rowspan=2 |Division One
| 15 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 17 || 1
|-
| 1996–97
| 33 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 35 || 6
|-
| 1997–98
| Division Two
| 28 || 6 || colspan=2 | − || 1 || 0 || 32 || 6
|-
| 1998–99
| rowspan=5| First Division
| 8 || 3 || colspan=2 | − || 2 || 0 || 10 || 3
|-
| 1998–99
| rowspan=4 |Ayr United
| 23 || 4 || 4 || 1 || colspan=2 | − || 27 || 5
|-
| 1999–2000 || 32 || 0 || 5 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 40 || 2
|-
| 2000–01 || 31 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 34 || 5
|-
| 2001–02 || 18 || 4 || colspan=2 | − || 3 || 1 || 23 || 6
|-
| 2001–02
| rowspan="6"|Wigan Athletic
| rowspan=2 |Second Division
| 23 || 1 || colspan=2 | − || colspan=2 | − || 23 || 1
|-
| 2002–03 || 38 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 46 || 4
|-
| 2003–04
| First Division
| 28 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 30 || 2
|-
| 2004–05
| Championship
| 37 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 39 || 3
|-
| 2005–06
| rowspan=2 |Premier League
| 24 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 33 || 0
|-
| 2006–07
| 12 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 0
|-
| 2006–07
| rowspan=2 |Derby County
| Championship
| 16 || 1 || colspan=2 | − || colspan=2 | − || 17 || 1
|-
| 2007–08
| Premier League
| 18 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 22 || 0
|-
| 2007–08
| Plymouth Argyle
| rowspan=4 |Championship
| 12 || 0 || colspan=2 | − || colspan=2 | − || 12 || 0
|-
| 2008–09
| Barnsley
| 3 || 0 || colspan=2 | − || colspan=2 | − || 3 || 0
|-
| 2008–09
| rowspan=2 |Derby County
| 25 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 34 || 1
|-
| 2009–10
| 28 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 31 || 3
|-
| 2010–11
| Sheffield Wednesday
| League One
| 41 || 2 || 5 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 51 || 5
|-
| 2011–12
| St Mirren
| Premier League
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 1
|-
194 || 29 || 12 || 3 || 12 || 2 || 225 || 35
305 || 14 || 21 || 2 || 23 || 1 || 355 || 20
459 || 43 || 33 || 5 || 35 || 3 || 580 || 55
Notes:
a. All Scottish Challenge Cup apparences and goals included in totals (3 games in 1997–98, 1 game in 1999–2000, 1 game in 2000–01 2 games and 1 goal in 2001–02)
b. All Football League Trophy
apparences and goals included in totals (2 games and 2 goals in 2002–03 & 3 games and 1 goal in 2010–11)
c. One Championship play-off
game included in 2006–07 total
Ayr United:
Wigan Athletic:
Derby County:
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional footballer who currently plays as a winger
Winger (sport)
In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch . In American football and Canadian football, the analogous position...
for St. Mirren
St. Mirren F.C.
St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...
.
Teale started his career in Scotland
Football in Scotland
Association football is the national sport in Scotland and highly popular throughout the country. There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scottish Borders, although many of these include carrying the ball and passing by hand, and despite...
in 1995 with Clydebank
Clydebank F.C.
Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division...
before spending three years with Ayr United
Ayr United F.C.
Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C...
. He moved to England
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
in 2001 when he signed for Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
and played an important part in the Wigan side that rose from the third tier (Division Two
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
) to second (Division One
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
) for the first time in the club's history and then went one step further to reach the top flight. Whilst at Wigan he started in the 2006 Football League Cup Final. He then left for Championship side Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
where he achieved promotion to the Premier League for the second time, although Teale was not a member of the matchday 16 for the 2007 Football League Championship play-off Final
2007 Football League Championship play-off final
The 2007 Football League Championship play-off Final, also known as the 2007 Coca-Cola Championship play-off Final due to sponsorship from Coca-Cola, was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2007, at the end of the 2006–07 season...
. During his time at Derby, he spent time on loan with Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
and Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
.
After three years and over 100 appearances for the club, Teale left Derby in June 2010, signing for Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
on a two-year deal. Teale has also represented Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
at international level, winning 13 caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for his country between 2006 and 2009.
Early career
Born in GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, Teale began his career at Clydebank
Clydebank F.C.
Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division...
. As a youth player he spent time training with Davie Cooper
Davie Cooper
David "Davie" Cooper was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger....
, who Teale felt had a major influence on his development and career. In 1995, he made his debut at the age of 16 in a Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
match against Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
. During his first season at the club, he made most of his appearances as a substitute, and scored his first goal for the club towards the end of the season in a 2–1 win against St. Mirren
St. Mirren F.C.
St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...
. In the summer of 1996, Clydebank were forced to take several cost cutting measures, leaving Teale as one of only two players on full time contracts at the club. He became a first team regular at the start of the 1996–97 season, and his impressive performances earned him a call up to the Scotland under-21's
Scotland national under-21 football team
The Scotland national under-21 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team....
. Later in the season, he was given trials at Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
and Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
, but a move failed to materialise. He finished the season with six goals as the club were relegated to the Second Division
Scottish Football League Second Division
The Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system....
. In October 1997, Teale was involved a car crash, later admitting that he was "lucky to be alive". The incident left him with a broken collarbone, and did not feature in the team until the end of the following month. He struggled to maintain his place in the first team during the 1997–98 season
1997–98 Scottish Second Division
The 1997-98 Scottish Second Division was won by Stranraer who, along with second placed Clydebank, were promoted to the First Division. Stenhousemuir and Brechin City were relegated to the Third Division.-Table:- References :*...
, starting in only 13 of 27 league appearances, and at one point was dropped from the team by manager Ian McCall
Ian McCall
Ian Holland McCall is a Scottish former footballer and is currently without a job having resigned as the manager of First Division side Partick Thistle.-Playing career:...
"in the hope it would give him a kick up the backside." Clydebank finished the season as runners-up in the league, regaining promotion to the First Division
Scottish Football League First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
.
In October 1998, due to Clydebank's growing financial difficulties, Teale was sold to Ayr United
Ayr United F.C.
Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C...
for a fee of £70,000, a signing described by McCall as "a Christmas bargain in October." Although there was interest from several English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
clubs, Teale opted to remain in Scotland as he felt he was not yet ready to leave his home country. He made his debut in a 2–0 win against St. Mirren, and scored his first goal for the club on his home debut two weeks later in a 4–2 win against Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
. He played a pivotal role in a 3–0 Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
victory at home to local rivals Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
in 1999, winning a late penalty which was converted by Andy Walker, a goal that has gone down in history due to the humiliating manner in which Gordon Marshall
Gordon Marshall (footballer born 1964)
Gordon Marshall is a former Scottish professional football goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Motherwell.-Career:...
the Kilmarnock goalkeeper was beaten.
Wigan Athletic
In 2001, Teale signed for Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
for an initial fee of £275,000, which rose to £400,000 due to subsequent additional payments. He made his debut a day later against Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
and scored his first goal for the club on 19 February 2002 in a 3–1 win against Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
. He picked up a Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
winners medal for the 2002–03 season
2002-03 in English football
The 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable...
.
In the 2004–05 season
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
Wigan were promoted into the Premiership for the first time in their history, after which Teale signed a new two-year contract with the club.
He also helped Wigan reach their first ever (and currently only) major cup final, when they finished runners-up to Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
in 2006, in which Teale played the full 90 minutes of the final.
He eventually left Wigan after six years to join Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
for £600,000 on 11 January 2007.
Derby County
Billy Davies
William McIntosh "Billy" Davies is a Glasgow-born Scottish football manager, noted for his achievement in the Football League Championship with East Midlands Rivals Derby County and Nottingham Forest and Preston North End which has led him to be described, in 2011, as "probably the best manager at...
to sustain Derby's push towards the Premiership
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
and made his debut in a 1–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
on 13 January 2007, scoring his first goal with the opener in a 2–2 draw with Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
on 10 February 2007. Despite this, he failed to hold a regular place in the Derby first team towards the end of the season and failed to make the squad for Derby's 1–0 win over W.B.A
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
in the 2007 playoff final which earned Derby promotion.
Teale found himself in and out of the starting line up as Derby struggled to adapt to the top flight and despite playing a part in 22 games, primarily as substitute, over the 2007–08 season, he was loaned out to Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
by new Derby boss Paul Jewell
Paul Jewell
Paul Steven Jewell is a former English footballer who is currently the manager of Ipswich Town.His playing career started with Liverpool before moving to Wigan Athletic and then a ten-year spell with Bradford City...
until the end of the 2007–08 season because he needed to 'regain some confidence' Teale's loan spell at Plymouth impressed Arygle boss Paul Sturrock
Paul Sturrock
Paul Whitehead Sturrock is a Scottish football manager who, since July 2010, is the manager of Southend United. Until this appointment, Sturrock had most recently been at English League 1 club Plymouth Argyle in a business support role, having been relieved of his managerial duties, until he quit...
enough for him to want to sign the player on a permanent basis, though he was reluctant to meet Derby's £500,000 asking price. Teale was also believed to interesting Leeds United in the 2008–09 pre-season, who would offer £400,000.
The 2008–09 season started in similar fashion as he was loaned out to Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
on a month's emergency loan deal, where he played three games. Upon his return to Derby Teale again sporadically appeared. However, with the resignation of Jewell and the appointment of Nigel Clough
Nigel Clough
Nigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s....
, Teale began to get a run in Derby's first eleven earning many accolades, with his form improving to the extent that it prevented a loan move to Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
in the January 2009. He got his second goal for the club, and his first career goal for two years on 7 February 2009 with the opener in a 3–0 victory at Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
. Such was the upsurgence in his form, he became something of a cult hero amongst the Derby support, earning himself the nickname Tealinho
Robinho
Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...
. Teale opened his goalscoring account for the 2009–10 season with an 87th minute winner against Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
and made his 100th appearance for the club as a second half substitute in a 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
on 30 January 2010.
On 5 May 2010 it was announced that Teale would leave Pride Park after three and a half years when his contract expired. He left Derby on 30 June 2010 with 104 appearances and five goals.
Sheffield Wednesday
On 2 July 2010, Teale signed a two year contract at Sheffield Wednesday and was given the number 21 shirt. He scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday against Southport in the FA Cup on 7 November 2010. Three days later he bagged his second goal as Wednesday beat Hartlepool in the Football League Trophy. Teale left Hillsborough by mutual consent on 1 July 2011, and signed a two-year deal with St. MirrenSt. Mirren F.C.
St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...
.
St Mirren
After Gary Teale left HillsboroughHillsborough Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the...
by mutual consent on 1 July 2011, and signed a two-year deal with saints. Teale scored his first goal for saints in a 2-0 victory in a friendly match against Dumbarton
Dumbarton F.C.
Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer...
on 12 July 2011. After just 4 minutes David Barron
David Barron (footballer)
David Barron is a Scottish footballer, who plays in defence for St. Mirren.Barron signed for St. Mirren after being released by Partick Thistle and rejected by a cash strapped Clyde team. In his first season at Love Street, a knee injury blighted Barron's season...
played a ball over the Dumbarton defence, and Teale lobbed the Dumbarton goalkeeper.
International career
Teale made his debut for Scotland under-21'sScotland national under-21 football team
The Scotland national under-21 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team....
against Latvia
Latvia national under-21 football team
The Latvia national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Latvia and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Latvia. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
in 1996.
Teale's performances for Wigan earned him a call-up to the Scotland national football team
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
for the first time in 2004, but was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury. He won his first cap in a 3–1 defeat to Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
on 1 March 2006.
He has intermittently played for his country since, including some crucial appearances in Scotland's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.
In 2008, he was called up to George Burley
George Burley
George Elder Burley is a Scottish football manager and former player and manager, formerly the manager of Crystal Palace Football Club. Burley had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player making 628 appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps...
's first Scotland squad alongside fellow on loan Plymouth player Russell Anderson
Russell Anderson
Russell James Anderson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship side Derby County as a cente back...
.
Career statistics
|-| 1995–96
| rowspan=4 |Clydebank
Clydebank F.C.
Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division...
| rowspan=2 |Division One
Scottish Football League First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
| 15 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 17 || 1
|-
| 1996–97
| 33 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 35 || 6
|-
| 1997–98
| Division Two
Scottish Football League Second Division
The Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system....
| 28 || 6 || colspan=2 | − || 1 || 0 || 32 || 6
|-
| 1998–99
| rowspan=5| First Division
Scottish Football League First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
| 8 || 3 || colspan=2 | − || 2 || 0 || 10 || 3
|-
| 1998–99
| rowspan=4 |Ayr United
Ayr United F.C.
Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C...
| 23 || 4 || 4 || 1 || colspan=2 | − || 27 || 5
|-
| 1999–2000 || 32 || 0 || 5 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 40 || 2
|-
| 2000–01 || 31 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 34 || 5
|-
| 2001–02 || 18 || 4 || colspan=2 | − || 3 || 1 || 23 || 6
|-
| 2001–02
| rowspan="6"|Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
| rowspan=2 |Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
| 23 || 1 || colspan=2 | − || colspan=2 | − || 23 || 1
|-
| 2002–03 || 38 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 46 || 4
|-
| 2003–04
| First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
| 28 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 30 || 2
|-
| 2004–05
2004–05 Football League Championship
The Football League 2004–05 , was the thirteenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2004 and concluded in May 2005, with the promotion play-off finals. This was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League...
| Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
| 37 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 39 || 3
|-
| 2005–06
| rowspan=2 |Premier League
| 24 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 33 || 0
|-
| 2006–07
| 12 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 14 || 0
|-
| 2006–07
| rowspan=2 |Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
| Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
| 16 || 1 || colspan=2 | − || colspan=2 | − || 17 || 1
|-
| 2007–08
| Premier League
| 18 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 22 || 0
|-
| 2007–08
| Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
| rowspan=4 |Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
| 12 || 0 || colspan=2 | − || colspan=2 | − || 12 || 0
|-
| 2008–09
| Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
| 3 || 0 || colspan=2 | − || colspan=2 | − || 3 || 0
|-
| 2008–09
| rowspan=2 |Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
| 25 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 34 || 1
|-
| 2009–10
2009–10 Football League Championship
The Football League Championship season 2009–10 is the sixth season of the league under its current title and eighteenth season under its current league division format...
| 28 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 31 || 3
|-
| 2010–11
2010–11 Football League One
The 2010–11 Football League One is the seventh season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format...
| Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
| League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
| 41 || 2 || 5 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 51 || 5
|-
| 2011–12
2011–12 Scottish Premier League
The 2011–12 Scottish Premier League is the fourteenth season of the Scottish Premier League, the highest division of Scottish football, since its inception in 1998. The season started on 23 July 2011....
| St Mirren
| Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 1
|-
194 || 29 || 12 || 3 || 12 || 2 || 225 || 35
305 || 14 || 21 || 2 || 23 || 1 || 355 || 20
459 || 43 || 33 || 5 || 35 || 3 || 580 || 55
Notes:
a. All Scottish Challenge Cup apparences and goals included in totals (3 games in 1997–98, 1 game in 1999–2000, 1 game in 2000–01 2 games and 1 goal in 2001–02)
b. All Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
apparences and goals included in totals (2 games and 2 goals in 2002–03 & 3 games and 1 goal in 2010–11)
c. One Championship play-off
Football League Championship play-offs
The Football League Championship play-offs are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with 6th playing 3rd and 5th playing 4th, with the return fixtures following...
game included in 2006–07 total
Career honours
Clydebank:- Scottish Football League Second DivisionScottish Football League Second DivisionThe Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system....
: Runner-up (1997–98Scottish Football League 1997-98Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1997–98.-Table:-Top scorers:-Table:-Top scorers:-Table:-Top scorers:-Scottish League Division Three:...
)
Ayr United:
- Scottish Football League First DivisionScottish Football League First DivisionThe Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
: Runner-up (2000–01Scottish First Division 2000-01The 2000–01 Scottish First Division was won by Livingston who were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic were relegated to the Second Division.-Table:-Attendances:...
)
Wigan Athletic:
- Football League Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
: Winner (2002–03The Football League 2002-03The 2002–2003 season was the 103rd completed season of The Football League.-Football League First Division:Portsmouth won the First Division by some distance, passing manager Harry Redknapp’s old club, West Ham on the way down. Leicester City earned a somewhat controversial promotion, as...
) - Football League ChampionshipFootball League ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
: Runner-up (2004–05The Football League 2004-05The 2004–2005 season was the 105th completed season of The Football League.-Overview:This season the league was contested through three divisions. 2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football...
) - Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: Runner-up (2006)
Derby County:
- Football League Championship playoffs: Winner (2006–072007 Football League Championship play-off finalThe 2007 Football League Championship play-off Final, also known as the 2007 Coca-Cola Championship play-off Final due to sponsorship from Coca-Cola, was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2007, at the end of the 2006–07 season...
)