Darren Beckford - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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May 12, 1967 Moss Side, England, United Kingdom 57 years old

British footballer

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About Darren Beckford

  • Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford (born 12 May 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
  • His younger brother Jason also played professional football. In fourteen years as a professional footballer he scored a total of 96 goals in 302 league games.
  • Advancing through the Manchester City youth team, he also spent a brief time on loan at Bury before joining Port Vale in 1987.
  • He enjoyed the most successful time of his career at Vale, scoring 68 goals in 167 league games, helping the club to promotion via the play-offs in 1989.
  • After four successive seasons as the club's top scorer he earned a £925,000 move to Norwich City in 1991.
  • Unable to find the form he hit at Vale Park, he was sold on to Oldham Athletic for £300,000 in 1993.
  • Three years later he moved on to Scottish side Hearts.
  • He later played for Preston North End, Fulham, Walsall, Rushden & Diamonds, Southport, Total Network Solutions, Bury and Bacup Borough.

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