part of the defence alongside John McGrath and Denis Hollywood and helped Saints avoid relegation several times. He was a tough defender but had skill to match. He was occasionally drafted in as an emergency striker with some degree of success. He played a total of 224 matches for the Saints, scoring 27 goals, and was a firm crowd favourite. AFC Bournemouth, Swindon and Brentford He left The Dell at the end of the 1971–72 season to join AFC Bournemouth. He also spent a short period on loan at Swindon Town before finishing his UK playing career at Brentford. Seattle Sounders In 1974 Gabriel moved to the United States where he joined the Seattle Sounders of the NASL as a player/assistant coach. That season he anchored the Sounders defence and earned second team NASL All Star recognition. In 1976 the Sounders moved to the newly built Kingdome where he scored the first goal in the stadium's history. The goal, a fabulous header off a cross from Tommy Jenkins, his former Southampton teammate, came against Pelé and the New York Cosmos. In 1977, Gabriel replaced John Best as head coach of the Sounders. Even as a coach, he continued to suit up to play, seeing time in two games in 1977 and one in 1979. International Gabriel earned two caps with Scotland and six more with the Scotland under-23 team. Managerial career Seattle Sounders and San Jose Earthquakes Prior to becoming head coach of the Sounders, Gabriel had acted as an assistant coach and head of the Sounders' reserve team program. When he became head coach he had several Sounder legends including Mike England, Geoff Hurst and Bobby Moore on his team. Under his guidance, Seattle made it to the championship game only to fall to the hated New York Cosmos. He was unable to replicate his first year success and in 1980, the Sounders replaced him with Alan Hinton. In 1980 he was contracted to coach ASL expansion team the Phoenix Fire, but the team folded in pre-season. Gabriel then went on to coach George Best and the San Jose Earthquakes (NASL) from 1980–1982 for one outdoor season and two indoor seasons. During the 1981–82 indoor season he appeared in a handful of indoor matches for San Jose. AFC Bournemouth and Everton On returning to Britain in 1986, he spent four years as coach of Bournemouth, before going back to