Dave Beasant
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| Dave Beasant | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | David John Beasant | |
| Date of birth | March 20, 1959 (age 48) | |
| Place of birth | Willesden, London, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Nickname | Lurch | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1978–1979 1979–1987 1988 1988–1992 1992 1992 1993–1996 1997–2000 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2003 |
Edgware Town Wimbledon Newcastle United Chelsea → Grimsby Town (loan) → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) Southampton Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth Bradford City Wigan Athletic Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham Total |
? (?) 340 (0) 20 (0) 133 (0) 6 (0) 4 (0) 88 (0) 139 (0) 8 (0) 1 (0) 19 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 16 (0) 0 (0) 774 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1989–1991 1989 |
England B England |
7 (0) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David John "Dave" Beasant, (born March 20, 1959 in Willesden, London) was an English football goalkeeper who began his career in the late 1970s. A well-traveled player, Beasant's former clubs include Newcastle United, Chelsea, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan Athletic. His nickname was 'Lurch' after the butler in the TV show The Addams Family.
He became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final when he blocked John Aldridge's spot-kick for Liverpool in 1988, and in doing so helped Wimbledon secure a famous 1-0 win. He was also the first goalkeeper to captain his team in an FA Cup final.
His ability to kick the ball some considerable distance fitted in well with the style of play Wimbledon were known for in the '80s, nor was he afraid to move out of the area and upfield before kicking the ball, or in order to take free kicks. As a result, opposing defences could never relax when he had the ball.
He once dropped a jar of mayonnaise on his foot and was out injured for a number of weeks.
Beasant won two caps for England, and went to the 1990 World Cup.
He retired in 2004, at the age of 45. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Fulham and Northern Ireland.
[edit] Honours
- F.A. Cup winner - 1988
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England squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place | |
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1 Shilton | 2 Stevens | 3 Pearce | 4 Webb | 5 Walker | 6 Butcher | 7 Bryan Robson | 8 Waddle | 9 Beardsley | 10 Lineker | 11 Barnes | 12 Parker | 13 Woods | 14 Wright | 15 Dorigo | 16 McMahon | 17 Platt | 18 Hodge | 19 Gascoigne | 20 Steven | 21 Bull | 22 Beasant | Coach: Bobby Robson |
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Categories: 1959 births | Living people | English footballers | Wimbledon F.C. players | Newcastle United F.C. players | Newcastle United F.C. captains | Chelsea F.C. players | Grimsby Town F.C. players | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players | Southampton F.C. players | Nottingham Forest F.C. players | Portsmouth F.C. players | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players | Bradford City A.F.C. players | Wigan Athletic F.C. players | Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players | Fulham F.C. players | FA Premier League players | England international footballers | FIFA World Cup 1990 players | People from Willesden
