Dave Beasant

Who is this?

David John Beasant (; born 20 March 1959) is an English football coach and former goalkeeper. As a player, he was a goalkeeper, who notably played top-flight football for Wimbledon, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Southampton and Nottingham Forest. He also was on the books at Premier League teams Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan Athletic and Fulham, but failed to make an appearance for either. He spent the rest of his career in the Football League with Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Bradford City and Brighton & Hove Albion, as well as with non-league sides Edgware Town and North Greenford United. He played in Wimbledon's 1988 FA Cup victory, during which he became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final, and the first goalkeeper since 1875 to lift the cup as captain of the winning team. He made two appearances for the England national football team. On 10 May 2015, Beasant became the oldest individual to be selected in the squad for a match in Football League history while representing Stevenage, as a substitute against Southend United in the League Two play-off semi-final second leg, at the age of 56. Since retiring, Beasant has worked as a goalkeeping coach for Fulham, Northern Ireland, the Glenn Hoddle Academy, Bristol Rovers, Stevenage and Reading.

Career

1. 1959
   Born
2. 1978
   Joined Edgware Town F.C.
3. 1979
   Joined Wimbledon F.C.
4. 1988
   Joined Newcastle United F.C.
5. 1989
   Joined Chelsea F.C.
6. 1989
   Joined England national association football B team
7. 1989
   Joined England men's national association football team
8. 1992
   Joined Grimsby Town F.C.
9. 1992
   Joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
10. 1993
    Joined Southampton F.C.
11. 1997
    Joined Nottingham Forest F.C.
12. 2001
    Joined Portsmouth F.C.
13. 2001
    Joined Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
14. 2002
    Joined Bradford City A.F.C.
15. 2002
    Joined Wigan Athletic F.C.
16. 2003
    Joined Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
17. 2003
    Joined Fulham F.C.
18. 2013
    Joined North Greenford United F.C.
19. 2014
    Joined Stevenage F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Willesden
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football