Darren Beckford
- January 10, 2024
- Football Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Darren Beckford |
Occupation | Football Player |
Date Of Birth | May 12, 1967(1967-05-12) |
Age | 57 |
Birthplace | Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Birth City | England |
Horoscope | Taurus |
Darren Beckford Biography
Name | Darren Beckford |
Birthday | May 12 |
Birth Year | 1967 |
Place Of Birth | Manchester |
Home Town | England |
Birth Country | United Kingdom |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Siblings | Jason Beckford |
Darren Beckford is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on May 12, 1967 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
In fourteen years as a professional footballer he scored a total of 96 goals in 302 league games. Advancing through the Manchester City youth team, he also spent a brief time on loan at Bury before joining Port Vale in 1987. He enjoyed the most successful time of his career at Vale, scoring 68 goals in 167 league games, helping the club to promotion via the play-offs in 1989. After four successive seasons as the club’s top scorer he earned a £925,000 move to Norwich City in 1991. Unable to find the form he hit at Vale Park, he was sold on to Oldham Athletic for £300,000 in 1993. Three years later he moved on to Scottish side Hearts. He later played for Preston North End, Fulham, Walsall, Rushden & Diamonds, Southport, Total Network Solutions, Bury and Bacup Borough.
He was once again top scorer in 1988–89, this time bagging 23 goals as the club won promotion to the Second Division via the play-offs. On 19 September, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 home win over Chesterfield. On 25 March, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Notts County. On 25 May, he scored a hat-trick as Vale beat Preston North End 3–1 in the play-off semi-final second leg, giving them a 4–2 aggregate victory. He also provided the crucial second goal of the 1989 final, flicking on a corner for Robbie Earle to knock into the net.
Darren Beckford Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Football Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Darren Beckford is one of the richest Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Darren Beckford 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford (born 12 May 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. His younger brother Jason also played professional football.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 6 ft 1 in |
Darren Beckford height 6 ft 1 in Dave weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
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The 1992–93 season signalled the beginning of the end for Beckford as a Norwich City player. In the close season Mike Walker signed Mark Robins for £800,000 from Manchester United, and started to push Chris Sutton up from central defence to lead the Norwich attack. A lack of form also meant that he had now fallen behind Lee Power and Rob Newman in the pecking order. However Beckford was still able to make some crucial contributions, including a scoring a vital goal in a 3–2 victory against fellow title chasers Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Facts & Trivia
Dave Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Darren Beckford celebrates birthday on May 12 of every year.
Beckford also began working for The Prince’s Trust working with youngsters in Manchester. In September 1998 he won a successful tribunal case against the trust for being racially victimised.