Dave Beasant

David John "Dave" Beasant ( born March 20, 1959 in London, England ) is a former English footballer, who worked among others at FC Wimbledon, Chelsea, Southampton and Nottingham Forest. For the English national football team, he played twice.

Playing career

FC Wimbledon

Dave Beasant started his professional career in 1979 at Wimbledon FC, ​​who had just ascended to the third class Third Division. After temporary flare- descent in the fourth division, the club reached the promotion to the Second Division in season 1983/84. According to a twelfth place in the first year second division succeeded in 1985/86 promotion to the First Division in third place behind Norwich City and Charlton Athletic. At 27, Dave Beasant had thus finally made ​​the leap to the highest English league. Wimbledon found himself promoted well in the new league deal and reached a sixth place in the Football League First Division 1986/87. The next year, led to a further increase. 7th place in the First Division 1987/88 the level of the preseason could be maintained. Successful, the association acted in the FA Cup 1987/88, where team captain Dave Beasant his team led to winning the title. In the final, the team led by Vinnie Jones, John Fashanu, Dennis Wise and Laurie Cunningham defeated the English giants Liverpool FC with a goal by Lawrie Sanchez 1-0. Beasant went through this game twice in the history of the FA Cup. First, he stopped in the 60th minute a penalty kick by John Aldridge, the first held penalty in an FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, which was played there since 1923. " ... and he saved it - and made ​​history - the first time ever When a penalty kick is not been converted in the FA Cup Final here ," shouted BBC commentator John Motson into the microphone. In addition, he was the first goalkeeper, the FA Cup ( Princess Diana ) of the Ten Commandments as team captain. After the end of the season he opted for a change of club and went for 750,000 pounds to Newcastle United.

The date of the change proved to be very unfavorable, because Newcastle increased in the 1988/89 season as a Table in the Second Division from. Beasant joined already in the course of the season ( January 1989) Chelsea on.

Chelsea FC

Under coach Bobby Campbell, the association of Beasants hometown London played at this time in the second division. However, Chelsea managed an excellent year with 17 points on second-placed Manchester City confident for promotion to the First Division led projection. The following year, the team reached a fifth place in the Football League First Division in 1989/90. In the following two years, Chelsea could not maintain this level and the time spent in mid-table. Under coach Ian Porterfield Beasant lost his place in goal and moved for a time on loan to Grimsby Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before in 1993 he joined the Southampton FC.

Southampton FC

In Southampton Dave Beasant spent the following years in the Premier League in 1992 introduced mainly in midfield or lower third of the table. In the Premier League 1995/96 only made ​​the better goal for the league against Manchester City. After another almost reached relegation in 1997 he moved to Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest

The team from the East Midlands last year was under player-manager Stuart Pearce relegated to the Second Division. However, the now 38 -year-old Dave Beasant managed with his new team the direct resurgence by a first place ahead of FC Middlesbrough. The following year in the Premier League in 1998/99 led to a renewed descent as Table. Beasant also lost towards the end of the season his place in goal to Mark Crossley. Under the new coach David Platt missed Nottingham 1999/2000 the resurgence. Beasant shared the goalkeeper position again with Crossley. The season 2000/2001 he graduated again completely as goalkeeper and moved the end of the season with 42 years for Portsmouth FC.

There Beasant replaced the fatally injured goalkeeper Aaron Flahavan. After another short-term commitments, he finished in the 2003/2004 season his many years of playing career.

English national football team

1989 Dave Beasant played two caps for the England national team. National coach Bobby Robson nominated goalkeepers make at Chelsea then for the football World Cup in Italy in 1990, as a replacement for the injured David Seaman. There, however, he stood in the shadow of the legendary Peter Shilton and came to no WM- use. England failed in the semifinals at the eventual champions Germany. Under the new coach Graham Taylor, he played no further role.

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• English Cup 1988 ( FC Wimbledon )