Marlon Beresford
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Marlon Beresford is an English
former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is now a Accountancy tutor and Sports commentator.
, Lincolnshire
, Beresford started his career with the Sheffield Wednesday
youth system
and he signed a professional
contract in September 1987. While he was there he was send out on loan to several clubs including Bury
, Northampton Town
twice and Crewe Alexandra
. After failing to break into the first team he was sold for a fee of £95,000 to Burnley
.
While at Burnley he made almost 250 appearances, he impressed so much that he was then tracked and bought by Middlesbrough
, but was only signed to provide goalkeeping backup. He was then loaned to Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers
and Burnley for a second spell. It was here that Beresford gained the nickname 'Gorgeous George,' from fellow player Peter Swann, for his boyish good looks.
When his contract ended, he went to York City
on a short-term contract in August 2002, before returning for a third period at Burnley on a month's contract in September. Despite doubts over his proficiency, he played a whole season at Burnley. He then signed for Bradford City
on a free transfer in September 2003, after which he moved to Luton Town
. He impressed for Luton, becoming a fan favourite, but an FA set transfer embargo prevented The Hatters from signing him. When his loan ended he moved to Barnsley
but, when Luton came out of administration and thus escaped the embargo, was re-signed for Luton in 2004 by Mike Newell
.
Beresford played a key role in Luton's Championship winning side in League One in 2004–05 - the first time in his career he had picked up a championship winners medal and, due to his experience, continued making appearances throughout the 2005–06 season and contributed significantly to Luton's respectable finish of 10th place. Beresford has been part of a 2006–07 season which saw Luton finish in the bottom three of the Championship and be relegated to League One.
From 18 October 2007 to 18 November 2007 he was on loan at Oldham Athletic
. He was released by Luton at the end of the 2007–08 season.
On 5 September 2010 Beresford played for Middlesbrough Supporters South Football Club against Plymouth Argyle Supporters London Branch in a friendly pre-season game at King Georges Sports Ground, Wandsworth. He kept a clean sheet and was praised for his communication and distribution.
Beresford continued to play for Middlesbrough Supporters South throughout the 2010/2011 season, which culminated in MSS winning the David Baister Cup in a 2-0 victory over Brighton. Two goals from striker Johnathon Gallagher helped MSS to win their first silverware in their 20+ year history but it was star man Beresford who marshalled the defence and kept out the impressive Brighton forwards. http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/news/latest/0,,1~2361917,00.html
The cup final took place at Church Road; the home of Hayes and Yeading FC and was in fact the very last game to be played on Church Road due to planned housing developments.
Aside from Beresford; the 2010/2011 Middlesbrough Supporters South squad wholly consisted of Middlesbrough exiles living in the capital. Although technically an amateur standard; Middlesbrough have a number of players that had previously played at professional or semi-professional clubs, mainly in the Northern League.
Defender: Matt Holian (Wembley FC) Midfielder: James Shepherd (Cheltenham Town & Wolviston) and Strikers: Andy Clark (Wolviston & Easington) and Johnathon Gallagher (Birmingham City FC & Norton and Stockton Ancients) were all key players in the cup success.
Beyond his sporting abilities, Beresford is known to be a humble and charismatic man who supports a variety of good causes. In 2011 Beresford took part in a number of charity football fundraising events; travelling the length and breadth of Britain to do so.
Marlon is currently a goalkeeping coach at Barnet F.C.
England
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former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is now a Accountancy tutor and Sports commentator.
Career
Born in LincolnLincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, Beresford started his career with the Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
youth system
Youth system
Youth system is a sporting terminology used to refer to a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise, and to fill up squads numbers in some teams...
and he signed a professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
contract in September 1987. While he was there he was send out on loan to several clubs including Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
, Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
twice and Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
. After failing to break into the first team he was sold for a fee of £95,000 to Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
.
While at Burnley he made almost 250 appearances, he impressed so much that he was then tracked and bought by Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
, but was only signed to provide goalkeeping backup. He was then loaned to Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
and Burnley for a second spell. It was here that Beresford gained the nickname 'Gorgeous George,' from fellow player Peter Swann, for his boyish good looks.
When his contract ended, he went to York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
on a short-term contract in August 2002, before returning for a third period at Burnley on a month's contract in September. Despite doubts over his proficiency, he played a whole season at Burnley. He then signed for Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
on a free transfer in September 2003, after which he moved to Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
. He impressed for Luton, becoming a fan favourite, but an FA set transfer embargo prevented The Hatters from signing him. When his loan ended he moved to Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
but, when Luton came out of administration and thus escaped the embargo, was re-signed for Luton in 2004 by Mike Newell
Mike Newell (footballer)
Michael Colin "Mike" Newell is an English football manager and former professional footballer. As a player he notably was a member of the Blackburn Rovers team which won the Premier League in 1995, as well also playing for Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Athletic, Luton Town, Leicester City, Everton,...
.
Beresford played a key role in Luton's Championship winning side in League One in 2004–05 - the first time in his career he had picked up a championship winners medal and, due to his experience, continued making appearances throughout the 2005–06 season and contributed significantly to Luton's respectable finish of 10th place. Beresford has been part of a 2006–07 season which saw Luton finish in the bottom three of the Championship and be relegated to League One.
From 18 October 2007 to 18 November 2007 he was on loan at Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
. He was released by Luton at the end of the 2007–08 season.
On 5 September 2010 Beresford played for Middlesbrough Supporters South Football Club against Plymouth Argyle Supporters London Branch in a friendly pre-season game at King Georges Sports Ground, Wandsworth. He kept a clean sheet and was praised for his communication and distribution.
Beresford continued to play for Middlesbrough Supporters South throughout the 2010/2011 season, which culminated in MSS winning the David Baister Cup in a 2-0 victory over Brighton. Two goals from striker Johnathon Gallagher helped MSS to win their first silverware in their 20+ year history but it was star man Beresford who marshalled the defence and kept out the impressive Brighton forwards. http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/news/latest/0,,1~2361917,00.html
The cup final took place at Church Road; the home of Hayes and Yeading FC and was in fact the very last game to be played on Church Road due to planned housing developments.
Aside from Beresford; the 2010/2011 Middlesbrough Supporters South squad wholly consisted of Middlesbrough exiles living in the capital. Although technically an amateur standard; Middlesbrough have a number of players that had previously played at professional or semi-professional clubs, mainly in the Northern League.
Defender: Matt Holian (Wembley FC) Midfielder: James Shepherd (Cheltenham Town & Wolviston) and Strikers: Andy Clark (Wolviston & Easington) and Johnathon Gallagher (Birmingham City FC & Norton and Stockton Ancients) were all key players in the cup success.
Beyond his sporting abilities, Beresford is known to be a humble and charismatic man who supports a variety of good causes. In 2011 Beresford took part in a number of charity football fundraising events; travelling the length and breadth of Britain to do so.
Marlon is currently a goalkeeping coach at Barnet F.C.
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....