England boss Gareth Southgate’s Wife Alison Southgate (Wiki, Age, Husband, Children)

Alison Southgate is a retail worker and boutique owner from England. She is popular as the wife of English head coach Gareth Southgate.

Gareth is an English professional football manager and former player who currently serves as the head coach of the England National Team.

When did Alison Southgate marry Gareth Southgate? Let’s scroll through the article till the end to learn more about her personal life.

Wiki, Bio, and Age: Alison Southgate

On June 6, 1967, Alison was born in England. Her parents’ names are not available on the internet. She holds British citizenship and has Gemini as a zodiac sign.

She seems to be very shy when it comes to her personal life. So, we have no information regarding her family.

She was raised as a Christian alongside her siblings, whose names are not available on the internet.

Furthermore, we have no information on Alison’s educational degree, educational qualifications, etc.

Gareth Southgate and Alison’s Married Life

Apparently, the couple met each other at a South London clothing boutique. Alison was in a relationship with some guy and used to live with him.

At that time, Southgate was just a trainee at Crystal Palace. Gareth was too shy to express his love and did not make any move for two years.

Alison rejected him in his first attempt but he did not lose hope. Gareth gave his phone number to her when he knew that she was splitting from her then-boyfriend.

Alison called him that evening and they began dating secretly. For the duo’s first date, they went to a Tesco parking lot.

After dating for a while, they got married at St Nicholas’s Church in July 1997 among their close friends and family.

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Who is Gareth Southgate?

On 3 September 1970, Gareth was born in Watford, Hertfordshire to his parents Barbara Southgate and Clive Southgate.

Since 2016, he has been the manager of the England national team.

Southgate led Crystal Palace to the First Division title in 1993–94 and shared the League Cup with Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, respectively, in 1995–96 and 2003–04.

Additionally, he represented Villa in the 2000 FA Cup Final and Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final.

Between 1995 and 2004, Southgate played 57 times for the England squad abroad. He participated in every match of England’s 1996 European Championship campaign, however his missed penalty eliminated England before the semifinals.

He also participated in the 2000 European Championships and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. At the age of 35 and more than 500 league appearances later, his playing career came to an end in May 2006.

Southgate led Middlesbrough as manager from June 2006 to October 2009. Prior to succeeding Sam Allardyce as manager of the England national team in 2016, he also served as manager of the England under-21 squad from 2013 to 2016.

Southgate received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award after leading the England team to a World Cup semifinal in his maiden competition as England manager, the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

He was the first England manager to lead his team to a major tournament championship since 1966 at UEFA Euro 2020. England ultimately fell to Italy in a penalty shootout.

Gareth Southgate and Alison Southgate’s Children

As of 2022, Gareth and Alison have two children together.

In November 1988, the couple welcomed their firstborn, a girl into this world. They named her Mia Southgate.

She is now 21 years old. You can find her on Instagram as @miasouthgate. She has over 3.5 K followers on it.

On 28 May 2003, the duo welcomed another child, a boy into this world. They named him Flynn Southgate.

He is now 18 years old. Flynn is also available on Instagram as @flynn_southgate. He has 5.6 K followers and his account is private.

How much is her Net worth?

Alison is a businesswoman and has been doing well with her business. She owns a boutique shop through which she earns well for her living.

She has been living a lavish life as her husband is one of the highest-paid national team coaches. Gareth reportedly earns £5 Million plus bonuses in a year which is close to £6 Million.

Earlier, his salary was £3 Million, and was offered a contract extension.

She lives with her husband and children in a six-bedroom Elizabethan manor house worth £3.75million

Some facts about Alison Southgate

• Since Alison is a private person, she has blocked media out of her life. She has also kept her Instagram profile private. However, you can find her on it as @alisonsouthgate.
• The Southgate family lived in the spa town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, since the early 2000s. They own a number of properties in and around the town, including a stately Victorian townhouse on the Duchy Estate.
• In the 2019 New Year Honours, Southgate was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to football. During the COVID-19 outbreak in April 2020, he consented to accept a 30% pay cut.

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