Dave Beasant	Newcastle United FC, Chelsea FC    2 appearances, 0 goals against two clean sheets      P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F 2: A 1 *(actual F 1: A 0) 75% successful 1988-90    disciplined: none captain: none minutes played: 90
Profile
Full name	David John William Beasant	(*Actual for and against are the goals scored while the player was on the field.)
Born	20 March 1959 in Willesden, Middlesex [registered as David John W. in Willesden, June 1959]. Attended Oldfield Road Junior School and Willesden High School
Height/Weight	6' 4", 14st. 3lbs [1989].
Source	Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [1989]
Biographies	Tales of the Unexpected: The Dave Beasant Story - Dave Beasant with Dave Smith (Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, October 1989)
	The goalkeeper's rise to fame from Wimbledon to Chelsea, with Newcastle as a short interlude. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).
Club Career
Club(s)	Beasant began his career with Edgware Town FC, from where, Wimbledon FC paid £1000 for him on 7 August 1979. He made 340 league matches for the Dons. On 13 June 1988, Beasant joined Newcastle United FC for £800,000, a record transfer fee for a goalkeeper. He made twenty league appearances before he returned to the capital when he joined Chelsea FC on 14 January 1989 for £725,000. He appeared in 133 league matches, but also spent six league games on loan with Grimsby Town FC from 24 October 1992, and also Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on 12 January 1993, where he made a further four league appearances. He returned to Stamford Bridge, to be sold to Southampton FC for £300,000 and made 88 Premier League appearances. On 22 August 1997, Beasant then joined Nottingham Forest FC on a free transfer, initially as cover, but soon made the number one shirt his own. He made 139 league appearances. He was signed by Portsmouth FC in August 2001, and made one Premier League appearance on loan at Tottenham Hotspur FC in November 2001. After 27 Pompey league appearances, Beasant was released and he spent 2002 registered with Bradford City FC and Wigan Athletic FC in October 2002. He was then signed by Brighton & Hove Albion FC on 30 January 2003. He made sixteen league appearances. Beasant spent the 2003-04 registered with Fulham FC, where he was also the goalkeeping coach.
Club honours	Football League Group Cup runners-up 1981-82; Football League Division Four winners 1981-82; Division Three runners-up 1982-83; FA Cup winners 1987-88 (as captain); Full Members Cup winners 1989-90; Football League Champions 1997-98;
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	The oldest player registered in the Premier League when he was with Fulham FC.
Source	Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2004]
England Career
Player number	One of two who became 1016th players (1016) to appear for England. 95th goalkeeper to appear.
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
First match	No. 651, 15 November 1989, England 0 Italy 0, a friendly match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (ht), aged 30 years 242 days.
Last match	No. 652, 13 December 1989, England 2 Yugoslavia 1, a friendly match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (ht), aged 30 years 270 days.
Major tournaments	World Cup Finals 1990 (Provisional Squad)
Team honours	None
Individual honours	England B (seven appearances)
Distinctions	None
Beyond England
A UEFA A-Licensed goalkeeping coach, Dave's coaching career included a five-year spell as first-team and goalkeeping coach at Fulham and as part of Northern Ireland's management team under Lawrie Sanchez. Dave was also appointed senior goalkeeping coach at Glenn Hoddle's Academy. In August 2012, he was appointed goalkeeping coach at Bristol Rovers FC.

Dave Beasant - Match History
Club: Newcastle United F.C. - 0 full appearances manager: Bobby Robson - 2 full capsx
Age 29
-	640	19 October 1988 - England 0 Sweden 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley	WCP	HD	replacement squad member
-	641	16 November 1988 - Saudi Arabia 1 England 1, King Fahd II International Stadium, Riyadh	Fr	AD	unused sub	13
Club: Chelsea F.C. - 2 full appearances
Age 30
1	b	16 May 1989 - Switzerland 0  England 2, Winterthur	tour	AW	Start	1
2	b	19 May 1989 - Iceland 0  England 2, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík		AW	sub ht	?
3	b	22 May 1989 - Norway 0  England 1, Stavanger		AW	sub 76	?
4	b	14 November 1989 - England 1 Italy 1, Goldstone Ground, Hove	Fr	HD	sub 88	?
1	651	15 November 1989 - England 0 Italy 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HD	sub ht	13
			0-0 when substituting
2	652	13 December 1989 - England 2 Yugoslavia 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HW	sub ht	13
			1-1 when substituting
Age 31
5	b	27 March 1990 - Ireland 4 England 1, Turners Cross, Cork	Fr	AL	Start off ht	1
6	b	24 April 1990 - England 2 Czechoslovakia 0, Roker Park, Sunderland	Fr	HW	sub ht	?
Bobby Robson summoned a preliminary World Cup squad of 26 to Burnham Beeches in May. On May 21, he announced his final squad of 22. The four players that missed the cut included Dave Beasant.
manager: Graham Taylor - 0 full capsx
7	b	5 February 1991 - Wales 0 England 1, Vetch Field, Swansea	Fr	AW	sub 71	?

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