Dale Andrew Gordon (born 9 January 1967 in Caister, Great Yarmouth) is a former professional footballer who played for Norwich City, Rangers, West Ham United, Peterborough United, Millwall and AFC Bournemouth. He was a midfielder - predominantly right-sided - who excited supporters by running at defenders and setting up numerous goals for his team mates. January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Caister (from Latin castra - castle) is a town in Norfolk, England, three miles north of Great Yarmouth. ... Map sources for Great Yarmouth at grid reference TG5207 Great Yarmouth is an English coastal town in the county of Norfolk. ... Norwich City Football Club is a football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England, founded in 1902. ... Rangers Football Club are a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... West Ham United Football Club is a professional English football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. ... Peterborough United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in League Two for the 2006-07 season. ... Millwall Football Club is a professional football team based at the 20,146 capacity New Den Stadium in Zampa Road, Bermondsey, South East London, England. ... AFC Bournemouth are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ...

Gordon grew up as an Ipswich Town supporter and has said that he cried when watching the 1978 FA Cup final on television in which Ipswich beat Arsenal 1-0. However, he signed for Town's rivals Norwich City and made his league debut for them on 25 August 1984 in a 3-3 draw against Liverpool. His first goal for Norwich came on 10 November 1984 in a 3-0 win against Luton Town. Gordon made 27 appearances during that 1984-85 season. He found first-team opportunities limited during the following 1985-86 season but did score the goal that secured the division 2 championship for Norwich in a 1-1 draw against Stoke City on 19 April 1986. Ipswich Town Football Club is the professional football club of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) are a professional football club based in Liverpool, in the north west of England. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. ... Stoke City Football Club (known as Stoke Football Club until 1925) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England (the other league club in the city being smaller club Port Vale F.C.). They play in the Championship. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1986-87 was Gordon's breakthrough season. He established himself as a first-team regular and played 41 league games as a vital part of the team that recorded what was then their best ever league finish of fifth position. Gordon was capped by England under 21s towards the end of the campaign, but hampered his chances of future selection when he and his Norwich City team mate Robert Rosario broke curfew while away with the under 21s and went to a nightclub. Englands national under-21 team, also known as England under-21s or England U-21s, is a rank below the England national football team and one above the Under-20s, with players aged 21 and under allowed to represent this side. ... Robert Michael Edward Rosario (born March 4, 1966 in Hammersmith) was an English footballer who played professionally for Norwich City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City and Nottingham Forest before playing and coaching in the United States. ...

The 1988-89 season ended with Gordon being voted Norwich City player of the year as the team finished fourth in the league and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. In total, Gordon played 261 games for Norwich (the majority of which were as a right-sided midfielder) between his 1984 debut and his final appearance on 2 November 1991. After the match against Nottingham Forest on 2 November 1991, he signed for Scottish club Rangers for a fee of £1,200,000. The Norwich City football club player of the year award is voted for by the clubs supporters. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78...

Gordon scored twice on his debut for Rangers against St Johnstone and went on to win two Scottish Championships, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. He joined West Ham United for £750,000 on 8 July 1993, but his career at Upton Park was disrupted by injuries. He did, however, score West Ham's first ever goal in the Premiership. In 1996, Gordon expressed a desire to return to Norwich City, but his injuries got the better of him and he retired as a professional player in February 1997. St. ... The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is the top division within the current structure of football in Scotland. ... The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, also known as The Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ... The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League members. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Upton Park is the name of an area in the London Borough of Newham. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership or just The Premiership in the UK and as the Barclays English Premier League, the English Premier League, or simply the EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league...

Since his retirement, Gordon has spent a great deal of time running his own football schools for young players. He was also manager of Great Yarmouth Town F.C. for a short time and played for Kings Lynn. He briefly ran a football academy in Lowestoft on behalf of Ipswich Town which is now discontinued. Great Yarmouth Town F.C. is a football club based in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. ...