Showmasters Admin showmasters Posted July 29, 2022 Showmasters Admin Share Posted July 29, 2022 Latest Sports Guest Announcement Dave Beasant Appearing: Sunday 11am - 3pm Autograph: £15/£20 Photo Shoot: £15 Buy Tickets Now David John Beasant is an English football coach and former football goalkeeper. As a player, he was a goalkeeper, who notably played top-flight football for Wimbledon, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Southampton and Nottingham Forest. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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