Liam Beckett
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Alexander Beckett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballymoney, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1973 | Crusaders | ||
| 1973–1975 | Drogheda United | ||
| 1975–1979 | Coleraine | ||
| 1979 | Crusaders | ||
| 1979–1981 | Coleraine | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Ballymoney United | ||
| 2004–2005 | Cliftonville | ||
| 2005–2008 | Institute | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Liam Beckett MBE (born 17 July 1951) is a Northern Irish former football manager and player, who now works as a pundit and radio broadcaster.[2]
Starting his career after a five-year plumbing apprenticeship, Beckett won an Irish League title and Carlsberg Cup with Crusaders, before transferring to Drogheda United in December 1973. In 1975 he moved to Coleraine, before re-joining Crusaders in October 1979. However, he only remained at the club for nine days, returning to Coleraine after buying licensed premises in his hometown of Ballymoney.[3] His playing career ended with Coleraine in 1981.
Managerial career
Beckett coached at Carrick Rangers in the early 1990s, before managing hometown club Ballymoney United. He later managed Cliftonville and Institute.[4]
