Marlon Beresford

Date of birth02 September 1969
Place of birthLincoln
NationalityEnglish
Weight85 kg
Height1.85 m
PositionGoalkeeper

Beresford again failed to make a significant breakthrough at Middlesbrough in 2000-01 and received his only senior action when he came on from the subs bench in the home game against Arsenal in November after Mark Crossley had been sent off.

Later in the season, he returned to his first professional club Sheffield Wednesday to cover for an injury crisis, but the Owls lost all four games that he appeared in and there was no attempt to pursue a permanent move.

Beresford is a competent shot stopper with excellent distribution.

He joined York City in August 2002 on a short-term contract to cover for the injured Alan Fettis before returning to Burnley on a monthly contract.

He also joined Bradford City in September 2003 on a one-month contract before moving onto Luton Town in another short-term deal.

He joined Barnsley in January 2004 with a contract to June 2005.

However, he returned to Luton Town in June 2004 on a monthly basis.

Beresford's contract at Luton was extended to June 2009 in February 2007 but was made available for transfer in May 2008.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Sheffield Wednesday 23 Sep 1987 28 Aug 1992
Bury 25 Aug 1989 24 Sep 1989 L
Northampton Town 27 Sep 1990 22 Dec 1990 L
Crewe Alexandra 28 Feb 1991 14 Mar 1991 L
Northampton Town 15 Aug 1991 10 Nov 1991 L
Burnley 28 Aug 1992 10 Mar 1998
Middlesbrough 10 Mar 1998 30 Jun 2002
Sheffield Wednesday 12 Jan 2001 13 Feb 2001 L
Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 Aug 2001 19 Sep 2001 L
Burnley 31 Jan 2002 28 Mar 2002 L
York City 05 Aug 2002 05 Sep 2002
Burnley 05 Sep 2002 30 Jun 2003
Bradford City 15 Sep 2003 15 Oct 2003
Luton Town 24 Oct 2003 26 Jan 2004
Barnsley 26 Jan 2004 24 Jun 2004
Luton Town 24 Jun 2004 08 Aug 2008
Oldham Athletic 18 Oct 2007 14 Nov 2007 L

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1994-95 Burnley FA Cup 1 1
1994-95 Burnley League Cup 2 6
1996-97 Burnley FA Cup 1 1
1997-98 Burnley League Cup 2 6
1998-99 Middlesbrough League Cup 3 1 4
1998-99 Middlesbrough Premier League 4 7
1999-00 Middlesbrough Premier League 1 3
2000-01 Middlesbrough Premier League
1
2000-01 Sheffield Wednesday League Division 1 4 11
2001-02 Burnley League Division 1 13 1 15
1
2001-02 Middlesbrough Premier League
1
2002-03 Burnley FA Cup 5 2 5
2002-03 Burnley League Cup 4 2 3
2002-03 Burnley League Division 1 33
1
6 66
2
2002-03 York City League Division 3 6 1 8
2003-04 Barnsley League Division 2 14 1 19
2003-04 Bradford City League Division 1 5 1 9
2003-04 Luton Town FA Cup 5 1 4
2003-04 Luton Town LDV Vans Trophy 1 3
2003-04 Luton Town League Division 2 11 3 9
2004-05 Luton Town FA Cup 2 1 2
2004-05 Luton Town League Cup 1 4
2004-05 Luton Town League One 38 13 34
2005-06 Luton Town FA Cup 1 5
2005-06 Luton Town League Championship 41 9 60
1
2005-06 Luton Town League Cup 1 1
2006-07 Luton Town FA Cup 2 6
2006-07 Luton Town League Championship 26 2 46
1
2006-07 Luton Town League Cup 3 1 4
2007-08 Oldham Athletic Johnstones Paint Trophy 1 3
2007-08 Oldham Athletic League One 5 1 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
21 Sep 1994 Liverpool v Burnley L 2-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
05 Oct 1994 Burnley v Liverpool L 1-4
Agg: 1-6
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
07 Feb 1995 Liverpool v Burnley L 1-0 FA Cup 4th round replay
04 Jan 1997 Liverpool v Burnley L 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
16 Sep 1997 Burnley v Stoke City L 0-4 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
24 Sep 1997 Stoke City v Burnley L 2-0
Agg: 6-0
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
03 Feb 2002 Burnley v West Bromwich Albion L 0-2 League Division 1
06 Feb 2002 Watford v Burnley W 1-2 League Division 1
09 Feb 2002 Barnsley v Burnley D 1-1 League Division 1
12 Feb 2002 Rotherham United v Burnley D 1-1 League Division 1
16 Feb 2002 Burnley v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division 1
23 Feb 2002 Crewe Alexandra v Burnley W 1-2 League Division 1
26 Feb 2002 Burnley v Birmingham City L 0-1 League Division 1
02 Mar 2002 Burnley v Norwich City D 1-1 League Division 1
05 Mar 2002 Walsall v Burnley L 1-0 League Division 1
09 Mar 2002 Stockport County v Burnley W 0-2 League Division 1
17 Mar 2002 Burnley v Preston North End W 2-1 League Division 1
20 Mar 2002 Burnley v Bradford City D 1-1 League Division 1
23 Mar 2002 Sheffield United v Burnley L 3-0 League Division 1
07 Sep 2002 Derby County v Burnley W 1-2 League Division 1
10 Sep 2002 Burnley v Blackpool W 3-0 League Cup 1st round
14 Sep 2002 Burnley v Stoke City W 2-1 League Division 1
17 Sep 2002 Burnley v Millwall D 2-2 League Division 1
21 Sep 2002 Bradford City v Burnley D 2-2 League Division 1
28 Sep 2002 Burnley v Wimbledon W 1-0 League Division 1
01 Oct 2002 Huddersfield Town v Burnley W 0-1 League Cup 2nd round
05 Oct 2002 Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley W 1-3 League Division 1
12 Oct 2002 Burnley v Walsall W 2-1 League Division 1
19 Oct 2002 Leicester City v Burnley W 0-1 League Division 1
22 Oct 2002 Ipswich Town v Burnley D 2-2 League Division 1
26 Oct 2002 Burnley v Portsmouth L 0-3 League Division 1
29 Oct 2002 Grimsby Town v Burnley L 6-5 League Division 1
02 Nov 2002 Preston North End v Burnley L 3-1 League Division 1
06 Nov 2002 Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
09 Nov 2002 Burnley v Coventry City W 3-1 League Division 1
16 Nov 2002 Rotherham United v Burnley D 0-0 League Division 1
23 Nov 2002 Burnley v Norwich City W 2-0 League Division 1
30 Nov 2002 Watford v Burnley L 2-1 League Division 1
03 Dec 2002 Burnley v Manchester United L 0-2 League Cup 4th round
07 Dec 2002 Burnley v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 League Division 1
14 Dec 2002 Burnley v Rotherham United L 2-6 League Division 1
21 Dec 2002 Gillingham v Burnley L 4-2 League Division 1
26 Dec 2002 Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-1 League Division 1
28 Dec 2002 Brighton and Hove Albion v Burnley D 2-2 League Division 1
04 Jan 2003 Grimsby Town v Burnley D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
18 Jan 2003 Crystal Palace v Burnley D 1-1 League Division 1
25 Jan 2003 Brentford v Burnley W 0-3 FA Cup 4th round
01 Feb 2003 Burnley v Reading L 2-5 League Division 1
16 Feb 2003 Fulham v Burnley D 1-1 FA Cup 5th round
22 Feb 2003 Burnley v Derby County W 2-0 League Division 1
26 Feb 2003 Burnley v Fulham W 3-0 FA Cup 5th round replay
01 Mar 2003 Stoke City v Burnley W 0-1 League Division 1
04 Mar 2003 Millwall v Burnley D 1-1 League Division 1
09 Mar 2003 Watford v Burnley L 2-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
12 Mar 2003 Sheffield United v Burnley L 4-2 League Division 1
15 Mar 2003 Walsall v Burnley L 3-2 League Division 1
18 Mar 2003 Burnley v Leicester City L 1-2 League Division 1
22 Mar 2003 Burnley v Grimsby Town D 1-1 League Division 1
25 Mar 2003 Burnley v Bradford City L 0-2 League Division 1
05 Apr 2003 Burnley v Watford L 4-7 League Division 1
26 Apr 2003 Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday L 2-7 League Division 1
04 May 2003 Wimbledon v Burnley L 2-1 League Division 1


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