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Nato nel quartiere di Dunston della città di [[Gateshead]], Paul è il secondo dei quattro figli del [[muratore]] John Gascoigne e di sua moglie Carol. Inizialmente la famiglia viveva in una stanza all'interno di una [[casa popolare]], ma si trasferì varie volte durante l'infanzia di Paul.<ref>Gascoigne, Paul (2004). ''Gazza: My Story'', pp11-13.</ref> Quando aveva 10 anni suo padre si trasferì in [[Germania]] a cercare lavoro e Paul subì un grave trauma quando vide la morte di Steven Spraggon, fratello minore di un suo amico, che venne investito da una macchina all'uscita di un negozio di dolci. In seguito suo padre fu ricoverato per [[emorragia cerebrale]] e rimase in ospedale per otto mesi.

Gascoigne started playing football at the age of four, playing almost non-stop in the street and nearby park. He played for his school ([http://www.brightonavenue.ik.org/home.ikml Brighton Avenue Primary School]) team from the age of eight, and later played for the local [[Redheugh Park|Redheugh]] Boys' Club despite being under the minimum age. He attended [http://www.school-index.co.uk/urn/108402.php Breckenbeds Junior High School] (next door to the [[East Coast Main Line]] and closed in September 1996) on ''Saltwell Road South'' in [[Low Fell]], then the [http://www.school-index.co.uk/urn/108401.php Heathfield Senior High School] (also closed in September 1996) on ''[[Durham]] Road'' ([[A167 road|A167]]). Other pupils of this school included [[Steve_Stone_(footballer)|Steve Stone]], [[John_Wilson_(conductor)|John Wilson]] and Tracey Whitwell (actress).

He caught the attention of the football scouts while playing for Gateshead Boys, and was given a trial at [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] although he failed to impress. Further trials at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] also proved unsuccessful, before [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] signed him as a schoolboy in 1980. At school he was once caught practising his autograph during a geography lesson, his reason being that he was ''"going to be a famous footballer"''. His teacher, Mr Hepworth, was not impressed, telling the young Gascoigne that ''"only one in a million becomes a professional footballer"''. Nevertheless he was signed on as an apprentice at Newcastle in 1983, initially playing for the youth team under Colin Suggett. It was at this time that his nickname of ''Gazza'' was first coined.

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