Russell Beardsmore

Position: midfielder

England

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	36	20	6	10	59	24	+35	55.56
A	37	9	8	20	33	58	-25	24.32
TOTALS	73	29	14	30	92	82	+10	39.73

Name: Russell Peter Beardsmore

Birthdate: 28-09-1968

Age: 57

Birthplace: Wigan, England

Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)

Weight: 9st 7lbs (60.33kg)

Years at Club: 1988-1993

Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 25/05/1985. Signed Professional: 30/09/1986

Previous Clubs: Blackburn Rovers (loan)

Debut: 24/09/1988 v West Ham United (H) 2-0 (League Division One)

Farewell: Transferred to AFC Bournemouth, 30/06/1993, £Free

Passed Away:

Biography

Russell Beardsmore is a former English footballer who came through the famed Manchester United academy and played as a midfielder for the club in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Beardsmore was highly regarded for his passing ability and work rate, and although he didn't achieve the long-term success of some of his contemporaries, he is fondly remembered for his contributions during Sir Alex Ferguson's early years at the club.

Early Career and Rise at Manchester United
Beardsmore joined Manchester United as a youth player and was part of a talented group of young players rising through the ranks. He made his first-team debut in 1988 and quickly earned a reputation as a hard-working and intelligent midfielder. Beardsmore's standout moment came in January 1989 when he starred in a 3-1 victory against Liverpool, providing two assists and playing a key role in United's performance.

Career at Manchester United (1988-1993)
Beardsmore was part of Sir Alex Ferguson's squad during the club's transitional period. While he showed great promise in his early years at Old Trafford, competition for places in United's midfield meant that Beardsmore found regular first-team opportunities hard to come by as Ferguson continued to rebuild the squad.

Later Career at AFC Bournemouth and Retirement
In 1993, after struggling to secure a regular starting place at Manchester United, Beardsmore moved to AFC Bournemouth, where he enjoyed more playing time and became a key player for the club. He spent several seasons with Bournemouth before retiring from professional football.



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1988-1989	2	23	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	30
2.	1989-1990	2	21	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25
3.	1990-1991	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15
4.	1991-1992	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
TOTALS		4	56	0	4	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	4	73

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

1.	Crystal Palace	1	2
2.	Liverpool	1	3
3.	Southampton	1	3
4.	Everton	1	4

No	Opponent

1.	Queens Park Rangers	7	0
2.	Nottingham Forest	6	0
3.	Arsenal	4	0
4.	Millwall	4	0
5.	Everton	4	1
6.	Liverpool	3	1
7.	Tottenham Hotspur	3	0
8.	Luton Town	3	0
9.	Southampton	3	1
10.	Rotherham United	2	0
11.	Wimbledon	2	0
12.	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0
13.	Norwich City	2	0
14.	Aston Villa	2	0
15.	Derby County	2	0
16.	Charlton Athletic	2	0
17.	Newcastle United	2	0
18.	Manchester City	2	0
19.	Chelsea	2	0
20.	Crystal Palace	2	1
21.	Athinaikos	2	0
22.	West Ham United	1	0
23.	Middlesbrough	1	0
24.	Oxford United	1	0
25.	Coventry City	1	0
26.	Portsmouth	1	0
27.	Hereford United	1	0
28.	Leeds United	1	0
29.	Sunderland	1	0
30.	Pecsi Munkas	1	0
31.	Halifax Town	1	0
32.	Wrexham	1	0
33.	Atletico Madrid	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Clough, Brian	6
2.	Graham, George	4
3.	Francis, Trevor	4
4.	Docherty, John	4
5.	Dalglish, Kenny	3
6.	Venables, Terry	3
7.	Nicholl, Chris	3
8.	Harvey, Colin	3
9.	Howe, Don	3
10.	McEwan, Billy	2
11.	Gould, Bobby	2
12.	Stringer, Dave	2
13.	Taylor, Graham	2
14.	Cox, Arthur	2
15.	Lawrence, Lennie	2
16.	Smith, Jim	2
17.	Campbell, Bobby	2
18.	Coppell, Steve	2
19.	Kendall, Howard	2
20.	Ryan, Jim	2
21.	Prokop, Gerd	2
22.	Lyall, John	1
23.	Rioch, Bruce	1
24.	Horton, Brian	1
25.	Eustace, Peter	1
26.	Harford, Ray	1
27.	Sillett, John	1
28.	Gregory, John	1
29.	Machin, Mel	1
30.	Bowyer, Ian	1
31.	Atkinson, Ron	1
32.	Wilkinson, Howard	1
33.	Smith, Denis	1
34.	Garami, Jozsef	1
35.	McCalliog, Jim	1
36.	Flynn, Brian	1
37.	Aragones, Luis	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

Ferguson, Alex

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Queens Park Rangers	7
2.	Nottingham Forest	6
3.	Arsenal	4
4.	Millwall	4
5.	Everton	4
6.	Liverpool	3
7.	Tottenham Hotspur	3
8.	Luton Town	3
9.	Southampton	3
10.	Rotherham United	2
11.	Wimbledon	2
12.	Sheffield Wednesday	2
13.	Norwich City	2
14.	Aston Villa	2
15.	Derby County	2
16.	Charlton Athletic	2
17.	Newcastle United	2
18.	Manchester City	2
19.	Chelsea	2
20.	Crystal Palace	2
21.	Athinaikos	2
22.	West Ham United	1
23.	Middlesbrough	1
24.	Oxford United	1
25.	Coventry City	1
26.	Portsmouth	1
27.	Hereford United	1
28.	Leeds United	1
29.	Sunderland	1
30.	Pecsi Munkas	1
31.	Halifax Town	1
32.	Wrexham	1
33.	Atletico Madrid	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

1.	England	68
2.	Greece	2
3.	Hungary	1
4.	Wales	1
5.	Spain	1

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	56
2.	FA Cup	8
3.	Cup Winners Cup	5
4.	League Cup	4

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	36
2.	City Ground, Nottingham	3
3.	Highbury	3
4.	Loftus Road	3
5.	Carrow Road	2
6.	Hillsborough	2
7.	Selhurst Park	2
8.	The Dell	2
9.	The Den	2
10.	Anfield	1
11.	Apostolos Nikolaidis	1
12.	Ayresome Park	1
13.	Edgar Street	1
14.	Elland Road	1
15.	Fratton Park	1
16.	Goodison Park	1
17.	Kenilworth Road	1
18.	Maine Road	1
19.	Millmoor	1
20.	Plough Lane	1
21.	Roker Park	1
22.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
23.	Stamford Bridge	1
24.	The Shay	1
25.	Villa Park	1
26.	Vincente Calderon	1
27.	White Hart Lane	1

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

Player has never been sent off during a match.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

Player never featured in a Cup Final.

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

Player has never scored a penalty for the club.

Date

Opponent

Competition

Own Goals

Player has never scored an own goal against the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

All Matches played

No	Date ▲	Opponent	F-A	HAN		Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	24-09-1988	West Ham United	2-0	H	0	Peter Davenport 37', Mark Hughes 67'
2.	28-09-1988	Rotherham United	1-0	A	0	Peter Davenport 60'
3.	12-10-1988	Rotherham United	5-0	H	0	Brian McClair 27', 29', 69', Bryan Robson 35', Steve Bruce 48'
4.	22-10-1988	Wimbledon	1-1	A	0	Mark Hughes 23'	Dennis Wise 76'
5.	17-12-1988	Arsenal	1-2	A	0	Mark Hughes 81'	Michael Thomas 8', Paul Merson 17'
6.	26-12-1988	Nottingham Forest	2-0	H	0	Ralph Milne 23', Mark Hughes 53'
7.	01-01-1989	Liverpool	3-1	H	1	Brian McClair 71', Mark Hughes 75', Russell Beardsmore 77'	John Barnes 70'
8.	02-01-1989	Middlesbrough	0-1	A	0		*Peter Davenport 70'
9.	07-01-1989	QPR	0-0	H	0
10.	11-01-1989	QPR	2-2	A	0	Anthony Gill 75', Deniol Graham 104'	Mark Stein 57', Alan McDonald 120'
11.	14-01-1989	Millwall	3-0	H	0	Clayton Blackmore 12', Anthony Gill 23', Mark Hughes 73'
12.	23-01-1989	QPR	3-0	H	0	Brian McClair 55' (pen), 79', Bryan Robson 72'
13.	28-01-1989	Oxford United	4-0	H	0	Mark Hughes 10', Steve Bruce 61', Jimmy Phillips 63' (o.g.), Bryan Robson 82'
14.	05-02-1989	Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	H	0	Brian McClair 57'
15.	11-02-1989	Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	A	0	Brian McClair 37', 61'
16.	25-02-1989	Norwich City	1-2	A	0	Paul McGrath 82'	Ian Butterworth 18', Malcolm Allen 40'
17.	12-03-1989	Aston Villa	0-0	A	0
18.	18-03-1989	Nottingham Forest	0-1	H	0		Garry Parker 42'
19.	25-03-1989	Luton Town	2-0	H	0	Ralph Milne 3', Clayton Blackmore 25'
20.	27-03-1989	Nottingham Forest	0-2	A	0		Stuart Pearce 3', Lee Chapman 61'
21.	02-04-1989	Arsenal	1-1	H	0	Tony Adams 85' (o.g.)	Tony Adams 78'
22.	08-04-1989	Millwall	0-0	A	0
23.	15-04-1989	Derby County	0-2	H	0		Gary Micklewhite 15', Paul Goddard 79'
24.	22-04-1989	Charlton Athletic	0-1	A	0		Mark Reid 7' (pen)
25.	29-04-1989	Coventry City	0-1	H	0		Gary Bannister 72'
26.	02-05-1989	Wimbledon	1-0	H	0	Brian McClair 89'
27.	06-05-1989	Southampton	1-2	A	1	Russell Beardsmore 54'	Glen Cockerill 30', Rod Wallace 88'
28.	08-05-1989	QPR	2-3	A	0	Steve Bruce 15', Clayton Blackmore 22'	Andy Sinton 21', Andy Gray 60', 90'
29.	10-05-1989	Everton	1-2	H	0	Mark Hughes 32'	Graeme Sharp 10', 61'
30.	13-05-1989	Newcastle United	2-0	H	0	Brian McClair 75', Bryan Robson 82'
31.	09-09-1989	Everton	2-3	A	1	Brian McClair 57', Russell Beardsmore 66'	Mike Newell 34', Pat Nevin 47', Graeme Sharp 53'
32.	16-09-1989	Millwall	5-1	H	0	Mark Hughes 13', 75', 85', Bryan Robson 43', Lee Sharpe 60'	*Teddy Sheringham 42'
33.	20-09-1989	Portsmouth	3-2	A	0	Paul Ince 19', 41', Danny Wallace 44'	Kenny Black 73', Jim Leighton 86' (o.g.)
34.	23-09-1989	Manchester City	1-5	A	0	Mark Hughes 50'	David Oldfield 9', 57', Trevor Morley 10', Ian Bishop 35', Andy Hinchcliffe 60'
35.	25-11-1989	Chelsea	0-0	H	0
36.	03-12-1989	Arsenal	0-1	A	0		Perry Groves 15'
37.	09-12-1989	Crystal Palace	1-2	H	1	Russell Beardsmore 9'	Mark Bright 40', 54'
38.	16-12-1989	Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	H	0		Gary Lineker 69'
39.	01-01-1990	QPR	0-0	H	0
40.	07-01-1990	Nottingham Forest	1-0	A	0	Mark Robins 56'
41.	13-01-1990	Derby County	1-2	H	0	Gary Pallister 48'	Mark Wright 23', Nick Pickering 75'
42.	21-01-1990	Norwich City	0-2	A	0		Robert Fleck 70', 86'
43.	28-01-1990	Hereford United	1-0	A	0	Clayton Blackmore 86'
44.	03-02-1990	Manchester City	1-1	H	0	Clayton Blackmore 70'	Ian Brightwell 73'
45.	10-02-1990	Millwall	2-1	A	0	Danny Wallace 65', Mark Hughes 84'	Darren Morgan 27'
46.	18-02-1990	Newcastle United	3-2	A	0	Mark Robins 19', Danny Wallace 60', Brian McClair 77'	Mark McGhee 50' (pen), Kevin Scott 65'
47.	24-02-1990	Chelsea	0-1	A	0		Gareth Hall 16'
48.	03-03-1990	Luton Town	4-1	H	0	Brian McClair 25', Mark Hughes 33', Danny Wallace 44', Mark Robins 66'	Kingsley Black 80'
49.	14-03-1990	Everton	0-0	H	0
50.	18-03-1990	Liverpool	1-2	H	0	Ronnie Whelan 80' (o.g.)	John Barnes 15', 54' (pen)
51.	21-03-1990	Sheffield Wednesday	0-1	A	0		David Hirst 42'
52.	17-04-1990	Aston Villa	2-0	H	0	Mark Robins 24', 45'
53.	21-04-1990	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	A	0	Steve Bruce 68' (pen)	Paul Gascoigne 21', Gary Lineker 26'
54.	02-05-1990	Nottingham Forest	0-4	A	0		Garry Parker 3', Stuart Pearce 19', Nigel Clough 21', Steve Chettle 25'
55.	05-05-1990	Charlton Athletic	1-0	H	0	Gary Pallister 36'
56.	28-08-1990	Leeds United	0-0	A	0
57.	01-09-1990	Sunderland	1-2	A	0	Brian McClair 70'	Gary Owers 23', Gary Bennett 90'
58.	04-09-1990	Luton Town	1-0	A	0	Mark Robins 24'
59.	08-09-1990	QPR	3-1	H	0	Brian McClair 3, Mark Robins 62', 81'	Roy Wegerle 90' (pen)
60.	16-09-1990	Liverpool	0-4	A	0		*Peter Beardsley 11', 31', 82', John Barnes 44'
61.	19-09-1990	Pecsi Munkas	2-0	H	0	Clayton Blackmore 9', Neil Webb 17'
62.	22-09-1990	Southampton	3-2	H	0	Brian McClair 20', Clayton Blackmore 61', Mark Hughes 62'	Paul Rideout 31', Rod Wallace 70'
63.	26-09-1990	Halifax Town	3-1	A	0	Clayton Blackmore 25', Brian McClair 87', Neil Webb 88'	Dave Evans 31'
64.	29-09-1990	Nottingham Forest	0-1	H	0		Stuart Pearce 7'
65.	23-10-1990	Wrexham	3-0	H	0	Brian McClair 40', Steve Bruce 42' (pen), Gary Pallister 59'
66.	19-01-1991	QPR	1-1	A	0	Mike Phelan 83'	Mark Falco 30'
67.	02-03-1991	Everton	0-2	H	0		Mike Newell 33', Dave Watson 39'
68.	13-03-1991	Southampton	1-1	A	0	Paul Ince 57'	Neil Ruddock 14'
69.	06-05-1991	Arsenal	1-3	A	0	Steve Bruce 90' (pen)	Alan Smith 19', 41', 58' (pen)
70.	11-05-1991	Crystal Palace	0-3	A	0		Ian Wright 3', John Salako 58', 71'
71.	18-09-1991	Athinaikos	0-0	A	0
72.	02-10-1991	Athinaikos	2-0	H	0	Mark Hughes 109', Brian McClair 111'
73.	23-10-1991	Atletico Madrid	0-3	A	0		Paulo Futre 32', 86', Manolo 88'

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