Don Beardsley
Scottish footballer
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Donald Thomas Beardsley (born 23 October 1946) is a Scottish former footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the English Football League playing as a left-back for Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, and Grimsby Town.[2]
Full name
Donald Thomas Beardsley[1]
Date of birth
23 October 1946
Place of birth
Alyth, Scotland
Position
Left-back
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Thomas Beardsley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Alyth, Scotland | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1966 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1973 | Hull City | 130 | (0) |
| 1972 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1973–1975 | Grimsby Town | 66 | (0) |
| – | Louth United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played in the first professional game in England to be decided by a penalty shootout, the semi-final of the Watney Cup on 5 August 1970 in which Hull City lost to Manchester United at Boothferry Park.[3][4][5]
