Donald Thomas Beardsley (born 23 October 1946 in Alyth, Perthshire) is a Scottish former footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the English Football League playing as a full back for Hull City, Doncaster Rovers and Grimsby Town.[2] He played in the first game in England to be decided by a penalty shootout, the semi-final of the Watney Cup on 5 August 1970 in which Hull City lost to Manchester United at Boothferry Park.[3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Thomas Beardsley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Alyth, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–196x | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 196x–1973 | Hull City | 130 | (0) |
| 1972 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1973–1975 | Grimsby Town | 66 | (0) |
| – | Louth United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ "Don Beardsley". DoncasterRovers.co.uk. Forward Productions. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "Don Beardsley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ Motherby, Dan (27 July 1998). "Watney 'ells that?". Amber Nectar. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "Penalties decide". The Times. 6 August 1970. p. 10.
After 120 minutes the match became the first to be settled under the new International Football Board ruling that five penalties should be taken by each side.
- ^ Ryles, Owen (15 January 2000). "One of the Tigers most incident-packed matches occurred on the night of August 5, 1970, when they entertained Manchester United in front of 34,007 fans at Boothferry Park" (reprint). Hull Daily Mail. NewsBank. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
External links
edit- Don Beardsley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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