Where is Peter Beardsley now?
Newcastle United legend Peter Beardsley retired from his playing career in 1999 at the age of 38 after a spell playing in Australia for the Melbourne Knights.
Starting his professional career in 1979 with Carlisle United, he went onto make nearly 700 first-team appearances over a 20-year period including a golden spell with Liverpool in the late 1980’s where he won the old First Division title twice as well as the FA Cup.
He also made the PFA Team of the Year on four occasions in 1987, 1988. 1990 and 1994.
On the international front, he represented England on 59 occasions between 1986 and 1996 and is regarded by Gary Lineker as the best partner he could have had during his Three Lions career
Upon retiring from playing, Beardsley moved back to England from Australia to take a coaching role at former club Newcastle United where he stayed until 2006 when Glenn Roeder was appointed as manager.
He then spent the next three years working in a marketing and PR role within St James Park before returning to a coaching role within the club where he worked as reserve team manager and football development manager.
As part of his role he also managed the club’s under-21s and under-23’s sides but in January 2018, he took a period of leave after allegations of racism and bullying emerged from a number of players.
One of the incidents was alleged to have happened on a team bonding day at adventure course Go Ape where upon seeing two African players struggling on a climbing frame, Beardsley was alleged to have said “Why are you taking so long? Your lot should be good at this.”
Although he categorically denied all of the allegations, he left the club in March 2019 and was later charged by the FA with three counts of using racist language and suspended from all football-related activity for 32 weeks.
He now occasionally coaches children across the North-East.
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Peter Beardsley: Premier League Statistics
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Forward |
| Appearances | 185 |
| Goals | 58 |
| Yellow Cards | 14 |
| Red Cards | 0 |
| Premier League Teams Played for | Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Newcastle United |
Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com
Last Updated on 11 October 2023 by Admin