Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Andrew Beardsley | ||
Date of birth | 18 January 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Hexham, Northumberland, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward, Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Newcastle United Reserves (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Newcastle United | |||
Wallsend Boys Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1982 | Carlisle United | 104 | (22) |
1982 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 48 | (20) |
1982–1983 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
1983 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | (8) |
1983–1987 | Newcastle United | 147 | (61) |
1987–1991 | Liverpool | 131 | (46) |
1991–1993 | Everton | 81 | (25) |
1993–1997 | Newcastle United | 129 | (47) |
1997–1998 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | (2) |
1998 | → Manchester City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1998 | Fulham | 21 | (4) |
1998–1999 | Hartlepool United | 22 | (2) |
1999 | Melbourne Knights | 2 | (0) |
Total | 755 | (237) | |
National team | |||
1991–1992 | England B | 2 | (0) |
1986–1996 | England | 59 | (9) |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2000 | England (assistant) | ||
2001–2011 | Newcastle United Reserves | ||
2010 | Newcastle United (caretaker) | ||
2014– | Newcastle United Reserves | ||
2015 | Newcastle United (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE (born 18 January 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder between 1979 and 1999. In 1987, he set a record transfer fee in the English game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain, taking part in two FIFA World Cups (1986 and 1990) and UEFA Euro 1988. At club level, he played for Newcastle United, Liverpool and Everton, having also had spells with Carlisle United, Manchester United, Vancouver Whitecaps, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Fulham, Hartlepool United and the Melbourne Knights. He was briefly appointed as the caretaker manager of Newcastle United in 2010.
Born in Hexham, Northumberland, Beardsley was a product of the famous Wallsend Boys Club in North Tyneside. However, he was released as a teenager by hometown club Newcastle United and began his professional career with Carlisle United in 1978. He managed 22 goals in 104 league games, helping them win promotion to the Second Division at the end of the 1981–82 season.