Eric Lazenby Gates (born on 28 June 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. Gates' brother Bill was also a professional footballer who played for Middlesbrough from 1961 to 1973. More about Eric Gates
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Gates made his debut for Ipswich Town as an eighteen-year-old on 27 October 1973 at Portman Road replacing Roger Osborne during a 2–0 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers in front of a crowd of 20,882. Gates would make a further 16 substitute appearances before he made his full debut against Derby County at The Baseball Ground in October 1975. Gates' first goal as a professional footballer came later that month in a 3–0 UEFA Cup victory against FC Bruges at Portman Road in the 1st leg of the 2nd round. Highlights of Gates' time at Ipswich Town include both goals in a 2–1 over FC Barcelona at Portman Road in the first leg of the 1979 Cup Winners Cup quarter final. He also scored a hatrick against Manchester City in a 4-0 win in December 1979. Gates contributed to Ipswich's victorious 1977–78 FA Cup campaign, making one appearance during the run against Cardiff City in the third round. However he wasn't part of the squad for the final itself. Gates' greatest moment was as part of the team that won the 1981 UEFA Cup Final against AZ Alkmaar, starting both legs of the final.In total, we tracked 99 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Eric Gates (Signed Eric Gates Retro Sunderland Hummel Home Shirt) was sold in July 2019 for £149.99 while the cheapest item (Eric Gates signed Sunderland Ipswich England) found a new owner for £0.99 in December 2020. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2013 with an average selling price of £6.53 for an autographed item of Eric Gates. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2019 with £149.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was February 2014. In average, an autographed item from Eric Gates is worth £3.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Eric Gates were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Eric Gates & Frans Thyssen Ipswich UEFA Final Signed 10 X 8 Photo | £8.00 | ||
Eric Gates autograph Ipswich Town | £2.00 | ||
ERIC GATES HAND SIGNED 6x4 PHOTO ENGLAND + COA 2 | £6.99 | ||
ERIC GATES SIGNED ENGLAND SUNDERLAND IPSWICH PHOTO | £3.75 | ||
Eric Gates Sunderland 16x12 Signed Photo | £15.00 | ||
Eric Gates, Ipswich Town. 12x10 Personally Signed Mounted Photo | £19.99 | ||
HAND SIGNED 12 x 8 PHOTO - ERIC GATES - IPSWICH TOWN - FOOTBALL | £6.99 | ||
Signed Eric Gates Retro Sunderland Hummel Home Shirt | £129.99 | ||
Signed Eric Gates Retro Sunderland Hummel Home Shirt | £99.99 | ||
Signed Terry Butcher Eric Gates Ipswich Town UEFA Cup Semi Programme FC Cologne | £29.99 |