Marcus Anthony Gayle (born 27 September 1970) is a football coach and former professional player who serves as club ambassador at Brentford.

After retiring as a player, he became manager of the AFC Wimbledon reserve team for three years before taking charge of Staines Town in 2012.

[2] He was loaned to KuPS in 1990,[3] before becoming a regular player in the Brentford side under new manager Phil Holder in 1990–91,[4] when the Bees qualified for the playoffs but lost to eventual promotion winners Tranmere Rovers in the semi-finals.

Gayle initially remained loyal to the Bees, but on 24 March 1994 he linked up with his old Brentford striker partner Gary Blissett in a £250,000 move to Wimbledon, who were in the process of finishing a creditable sixth place in the Premier League.

[6] Gayle played an influential part during the nineties, He made his debut for Wimbledon two days after joining them as they beat Leeds United 1–0.

[8] He did manage seven goals in 1999–2000,[12] but defeat to Southampton on the final day of the season and a surprise win for relegation rivals Bradford City over Liverpool meant that Wimbledon's 14-year stay in the top flight was over.

[2][13] He made his debut against Dundee United, adding just another three more appearances,[13] before moving back down south to join Gianluca Vialli's new look Watford side for £1million.

He re-joined Brentford, his first club and made 37 appearances for the Bees helping them to two consecutive play off semi finals, scoring twice.

[7] When a player at Wimbledon, Gayle signed a contract in June 1997 with a clause that restricted him to only represent England at international level.

He announced his retirement from competitive football after AFC Wimbledon sealed promotion to the Conference South following a 2–1 Isthmian League Premier play-off final victory over Staines Town.

In his first season as manager he guided his young team to safety in the Conference South Division whilst picking up the Middlesex Senior Cup,[30] the 10th time Staines Town have won the competition.

The second season brought an impressive 8th-place finish (Highest in club history) and reaching the 1st round proper of the FA Cup vs Brentford.