Reg Beresford

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

Reginald Harold Beresford (3 June 1921 – 14 October 2021) 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.

Death

Beresford died on 14 October 2021, at the age of 100.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Reg Beresford". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
^ ^a ^b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. pp. 190–91. ISBN 0907969542.
^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. p. 318. ISBN 0907969542.

External links

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[Hugman-1] "Reg Beresford". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

[Purkiss190-2] 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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