John Beresford

Date of birth04 September 1966
Place of birthSheffield
NationalityEnglish
Weight76 kg
Height1.68 m
PositionDefender/Left back

With Newcastle United, 1st Division Champion 1993. A fine attacking left-back, John made the long but productive move from Portsmouth to Newcastle. He won England honours at three levels.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Manchester City 16 Sep 1983 04 Aug 1986
Barnsley 04 Aug 1986 23 Mar 1989
Portsmouth 23 Mar 1989 02 Jul 1992
Newcastle United 02 Jul 1992 06 Feb 1998
Southampton 06 Feb 1998 30 Jun 2000
Birmingham City 06 Oct 1999 13 Oct 1999 L
Ossett Town 27 Jun 2001 01 Jan 2002
Alfreton Town 01 Jan 2002 30 Jun 2002
Halifax Town 12 Aug 2002 12 Sep 2002

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1992-93 Newcastle United FA Cup 4
1992-93 Newcastle United League Cup 4
1992-93 Newcastle United League Division 1 42
1
1993-94 Newcastle United FA Cup 3
1993-94 Newcastle United League Cup 3
1993-94 Newcastle United Premier League 34
1
1994-95 Newcastle United FA Cup 4
1
1994-95 Newcastle United League Cup 5
1994-95 Newcastle United Premier League 33
7
1994-95 Newcastle United UEFA Cup 4
1995-96 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
1995-96 Newcastle United League Cup 2
1995-96 Newcastle United Premier League 32
1
5
1
1996-97 Newcastle United FA Charity Shield 1
1996-97 Newcastle United FA Cup 3
1996-97 Newcastle United Premier League 18
1
4
1996-97 Newcastle United UEFA Cup 3
1
1997-98 Newcastle United FA Cup 2
1
1
1997-98 Newcastle United League Cup 3
1997-98 Newcastle United Premier League 17
1
2
3
1997-98 Newcastle United UEFA Champions League 7
4
1997-98 Southampton Premier League 10
1998-99 Southampton Premier League 1
3
1999-00 Southampton Premier League
3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
07 Feb 1998 Liverpool v Southampton W 2-3 Premier League
28 Feb 1998 Leeds United v Southampton W 0-1 Premier League
07 Mar 1998 Southampton v Everton W 2-1 Premier League
14 Mar 1998 Barnsley v Southampton L 4-3 Premier League
28 Mar 1998 Southampton v Newcastle United W 2-1 Premier League
04 Apr 1998 Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton L 1-0 Premier League
11 Apr 1998 Southampton v Wimbledon L 0-1 Premier League
14 Apr 1998 Leicester City v Southampton D 3-3 Premier League
18 Apr 1998 Southampton v Aston Villa L 1-2 Premier League
10 May 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton D 1-1 Premier League
16 Aug 1998 Southampton v Liverpool L 1-2 Premier League
24 Apr 1999 Derby County v Southampton D 0-0 Premier League
08 May 1999 Wimbledon v Southampton W 0-2 Premier League
16 May 1999 Southampton v Everton W 2-0 Premier League
07 Aug 1999 Coventry City v Southampton W 0-1 Premier League
16 Jan 2000 Newcastle United v Southampton L 5-0 Premier League
22 Jan 2000 Southampton v Everton W 2-0 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1983-84 England Cannes Youth Tournament 4
1
1983-84 England UEFA Under-16 3
1984-85 England Trophy Yugoslavia 3
1984-85 England UEFA Under-18 3
1
1985-86 England World Youth Cup 3
1993-94 England B International 1
1994-95 England B International 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Oct 1983 Scotland v England W 0-4 UEFA U16
01 Mar 1984 England v France W 4-0 UEFA U16
18 Apr 1984 England v Mexico W 4-0 Cannes Youth Tournament
20 Apr 1984 England v Italy W 1-0 Cannes Youth Tournament
22 Apr 1984 England v Algeria W 3-0 Cannes Youth Tournament
23 Apr 1984 France v England L 2-1 Cannes Youth Tournament Final
05 May 1984 England v Yugoslavia W 1-0 UEFA U16
06 Sep 1984 Austria v England D 2-2 TROPHY YUGOSLAVIA
08 Sep 1984 USSR v England W 0-1 TROPHY YUGOSLAVIA
10 Sep 1984 Sweden v England D 1-1 TROPHY YUGOSLAVIA
16 Oct 1984 England v Iceland W 5-3 UEFA Under-18 Group 1
27 Nov 1984 England v Scotland L 1-2 UEFA U18 Group 1
26 Feb 1985 Republic of Ireland v England L 1-0 UEFA U18 Group 1
24 Aug 1985 England v Paraguay D 2-2 World Youth Cup Group D
26 Aug 1985 England v China PR L 0-2 World Youth Cup Group D
29 Aug 1985 England v Mexico L 0-1 World Youth Cup Group D
10 May 1994 England v Northern Ireland W 4-2 B International
13 Dec 1994 England v Republic of Ireland W 2-0 B International


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.