Dave Beasant
David John Beasant (/ˈbɛsənt/; born 20 March 1959) is an English football coach and former goalkeeper.
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Beasant in 2003 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David John Beasant | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Willesden, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1979 | Edgware Town | (0) | |
| 1979–1988 | Wimbledon | 340 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Newcastle United | 20 | (0) |
| 1989–1993 | Chelsea | 133 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Southampton | 88 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Nottingham Forest | 128 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Portsmouth | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | Portsmouth | 19 | (0) |
| 2002 | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | North Greenford United | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Stevenage | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 774 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1991 | England B | 7 | (0) |
| 1989 | England | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.