Reg Beresford
Personal information
Full name Reginald Harold Beresford
Date of birth (1921-06-03)3 June 1921
Place of birth Walsall, England
Date of death 14 October 2021(2021-10-14) (aged 100)
Position(s) Forward / wing half
Youth career
1938– Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1948 Birmingham City
1948–1949 Crystal Palace 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reginald Harold Beresford (3 June 1921 – 14 October 2021)[1] was an English professional footballer who appeared in the Football League for Crystal Palace as a forward or wing half.[1][2]

Career

Beresfored began his youth career at Aston Villa in 1938[1] and in 1946, signed for Birmingham City. He did not make an appearance for Birmingham and in August 1948,[3] signed for Crystal Palace then playing in the Third Division South. He made his debut in the opening match of the season in a 1–5 defeat away to Reading and went on to make seven appearances in the first half of the season, scoring once in a 3–1 home win over Watford in September.[2] In May 1949 Beresford left Crystal Palace having made seven appearances scoring once.

Personal life

Beresford died in October 2021 aged 100.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Reg Beresford". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. 1 2 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. pp. 190–91. ISBN 0907969542.
  3. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. p. 318. ISBN 0907969542.
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