Peter Beardsley
Peter Andrew Beardsley ( born January 18, 1961 in Newcastle upon Tyne ) is an English former footballer who played more than fifteen years, both nationally and internationally professional.
Career
After Beardsley had spent the youth at his hometown club Newcastle United, he played in Gillingham, Cambridge United, Burnley and Oxford. Larger notoriety he then drew up by good performances at Carlisle United and Vancouver Whitecaps. After a brief stint at Manchester United, where he had come only in a League Cup match for use, he joined at the beginning of the season 1983/84 back to the Magpies.
Due to its speed in the pace and technical skills in the game right behind the attackers, the striker was very popular with the spectators in Newcastle and shot 61 goals in four years. In his first season he thereby succeeded in one of Kevin Keegan listed as team captain ( in his last season ) team promotion to the first division.
During his time in Newcastle was Beardsley regular in the England team and rushed together with Gary Lineker, Beardsley praised as the best strike partner for him. England scored seven goals during the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Lineker contributed six goals help, which earned him the top scorer. The only goal, which achieved not Lineker, Beardsley scored in the second round against Paraguay, which was defeated 3-0.
In 1987, Beardsley was transferred for a transfer fee of 1.9 million British pounds to Anfield for Liverpool under the then manager Kenny Dalglish. There he won in the first season his first English title when Liverpool won the championship without defeat. Beardsley was it because of its accuracy to the favorite players of spectator on the Kop Grandstand. In the total of only two defeats season, however, the conclusion was disappointing than the 0-1 defeat in the FA Cup final against FC Wimbledon prevented the Double.
Liverpool won the FA Cup the following year, but was unable to defend the championship title by a goal in the final minute of last season's game against Arsenal. In 1990, Liverpool was able to win the championship, but Dalglish stepped immediately afterwards back and Beardsley had to realize that he would not be under new manager Graeme Souness on a regular player, though he was able to defend his place in the England team and during the European Championship in 1988 and the World Cup came in 1990 for use.
Beardsley moved within the city to rivals Everton, which would have brought in the normal case for a great antipathy for the Liverpool supporters. This did not materialize because the fans the fact that Beardsley had lost his regular position, could not understand. In Everton he showed continued good performance and made in two years for 25 goals, but failed to title.
In 1993, Beardsley returned home to Newcastle, as there had taken over the sporting management, his former teammate and strike partner Kevin Keegan. He was recalled to the England team and ended his international career in 1996 after a total of 59 international matches. During his second engagement in Newcastle Beardsley drew on earlier successes and led the club in 1996 as a captain for runners and missed doing his third English championship title in the fight against Manchester United only just. A year later he left Newcastle and Bolton Wanderers joined them. Differences with Colin Todd made sure that he there could not establish itself and after he was loaned to Manchester City, Beardsley then moved to FC Fulham before then the lower class Hartlepool United 's football career trailed off and retired at the age of 38 years.
Because of his contribution to the English football Beardsley in 1995 awarded the Order of the British Empire as a MBE.
He is now on the coaching staff of the football academy at Newcastle United. He is married and has a daughter and a son.
Others
Peter Beardsley took as a member of the band Englandneworder entitled World In Motion, which was taken on the occasion of the Football World Cup in Italy in 1990, # 1 on the UK charts.
Achievements
- English Champion: 1988, 1990
- FA Cup Winners: 1989
- Charity Shield Winners: 1988, 1989, 1990