Steve Gatting
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Career & Clubs
Gatting started his career at Arsenal, joining as an apprentice in July 1975. He turned professional in 1977, and quickly rose up the ranks, making his first-team debut as a substitute against Lokomotiv Leipzig in a UEFA Cup match on 13 September 1978; Arsenal won 3–0. He immediately held down a first-team place, making 30 appearances in the 1978-79 season. He was not part of the squad that won the 1979 FA Cup Final, where they beat Manchester United 3–2 with a late Alan Sunderland goal. However he did contribute six appearances en route to the final; five of which came in the third round against Sheffield Wednesday (it took four replays to decide the tie, Gatting scoring one of the goals in the decisive replay) and the sixth was the semi-final against Wolverhampton Wanderers. After his playing career, he coached for seven years at Christ's Hospital school and from 2007 was coach of the under-23s at Arsenal, but he was suspended in May 2018, alongside assistant Carl Laraman, in relation to accusations of bullying, and later released. Gatting was also a competent cricketer, who made several appearances for Middlesex's second eleven
- Club
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. (1981–1991)
- Club
- Charlton Athletic F.C. (1991–1993)
- Club
- Arsenal F.C. (1977–1981)
- Club
- Middlesex County Cricket Club
Personal
Gatting's brother is the former England cricketer Mike Gatting, and his son Joe Gatting followed both his father and uncle, first making 44 appearances as a footballer for Brighton and Hove Albion, before later transitioning to become a cricketer for Sussex and then Hampshire.
Legacy
Clubs
- Middlesex County Cricket Clubcurrent
- Arsenal F.C.1977–1981
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.1981–1991
- Charlton Athletic F.C.1991–1993
Played together with
- Aaron BarnesCharlton Athletic F.C.
Aaron ConnollyBrighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Aaron HughesBrighton & Hove Albion F.C. · 2014–2015
Aaron RamsdaleArsenal F.C. · 2021–2024
Aaron RamseyArsenal F.C. · 2008–2019Abdul RazakBrighton & Hove Albion F.C. · 2012–2012
Abdul RazakCharlton Athletic F.C. · 2012–2012
- Abe HartleyArsenal F.C. · 1899–1899
Abou DiabyArsenal F.C. · 2006–2015
Abu OgogoArsenal F.C. · 2007–2009
Adam BirchallArsenal F.C. · 2003–2005
Adam ChicksenBrighton & Hove Albion F.C. · 2013
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Identifiers & aliases
Stephen Paul Gatting is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half or central midfielder. He notably played for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1983 FA Cup Final. He was most recently a youth team coach at Arsenal.
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