Reg Beresford
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Reginald Harold Beresford | ||
Date of birth | 3 June 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
Date of death | 14 October 2021 | (aged 100)||
Position(s) | Forward / wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
1938– | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1948 | Birmingham City | ||
1948–1949 | Crystal Palace | 7 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Reginald Harold Beresford (3 June 1921 – 14 October 2021)[1] was an English professional footballer who appeared in the Football League for Crystal Palace as a forward or wing half.[1][2]
Career[]
Beresfored began his youth career at Aston Villa in 1938[1] and in 1946, signed for Birmingham City. He did not make an appearance for Birmingham and in August 1948,[3] signed for Crystal Palace then playing in the Third Division South. He made his debut in the opening match of the season in a 1–5 defeat away to Reading and went on to make seven appearances in the first half of the season, scoring once in a 3–1 home win over Watford in September.[2] In May 1949 Beresford left Crystal Palace having made seven appearances scoring once.
Personal life[]
Beresford died in October 2021 aged 100.[1]
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- 1921 births
- 2021 deaths
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Association football forwards
- Association football midfielders
- English centenarians
- Men centenarians
- Sportspeople from Walsall
- English football forward, 1920s birth stubs