Joe Beverley

Joe Beverley
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Beverley
Date of birth12 November 1856
Place of birthBlackburn, England
Date of death21 May 1897 (aged 40)
Place of deathBlackburn, England
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
James Street
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1877–1882Blackburn Olympic
1882–1885Blackburn Rovers
1885–1888Blackburn Olympic
1888–1889Blackburn Rovers8(0)
National team
1884England3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Joseph "Joe" Beverley (12 November 1856 – 21 May 1897) was an FA Cup winning English football player who played for Blackburn Olympic and Blackburn Rovers, as well as the English national side.

Club Football

Beverley started out with James Street and stayed with them when they merged with Black Star to form Blackburn Olympic. He moved to Blackburn Rovers in 1882, winning the FA Cup in 1884. He then returned to Olympic before once again transferring to play for Rovers in 1887, meaning he was part of the squad that entered the first year of the Football League in 1888-89, after which he drew a close to his footballing career.[1]

National Team

Beverley was selected to represent England at the inaugural British Home Championship in 1884 where he played in all three games, resulting in two wins and one loss, meaning England lost the round robin tournament to Scotland. His international career spanned a total of 23 days.[2]

Outside Football

Beverley married Mary Ann Gabbott in 1877 and they had five children, the youngest born just weeks before Beverley was killed in an industrial accident at Albion Mill. He was 40 years old.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersB/BioBeverleyJ.html
  2. http://englandstats.com/players.php?pid=110

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