John Beresford (footballer)

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John Beresford
Personal information
Full name John Beresford
Date of birth (1966-09-04) 4 September 1966
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1983–1986 Manchester City 0 (0)
1983–1984 → Finn Harps (loan) 0 (0)
1986–1989 Barnsley 88 (5)
1989–1992 Portsmouth 107 (8)
1992–1998 Newcastle United 179 (3)
1998–2001 Southampton 17 (0)
1999 → Birmingham City (loan) 1 (0)
2001–2002 Ossett Town
2002 Alfreton Town
2002 Halifax Town
Total 392 (16)
National team
1994 England B 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

John Beresford (born 4 September 1966) is a former English football player who played as a defender, who is currently a pundit for ITV Tyne Tees and ESPN.

Football career

Beresford, whose father John had played for Chesterfield in the 1960s, was born in Sheffield; in his footballing career he played for clubs Manchester City, Barnsley, Portsmouth, Newcastle United, Southampton and Birmingham City. He is most famous for his Newcastle United spell between 1992 and 1998, with his attacking tendencies being crucial to "the Entertainers". During this time Beresford formed a formidable partnership with the other full back, his doppelgänger Warren Barton. One of the highlights of his time at Newcastle was scoring twice in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Croatia Zagreb in 1997.[1] Beresford is also remembered by some for missing his spot kick in the 1992 FA Cup semi-final penalty shootout against Liverpool while playing for Portsmouth. Ironically, Liverpool agreed to sign him after the end of that season, but he failed a medical and Kevin Keegan signed him for Newcastle instead.[2] Beresford won two England 'B' caps in 1994, against Northern Ireland 'B' and the Republic of Ireland 'B'.

Honours

Newcastle United

References

  1. ↑ "Beresford's double delight for Dalglish". The Independent. 14 August 1997. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ↑

External links

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