England Players - Beddy Jezzard (original) (raw)
| Beddy Jezzard | Fulham FC 2 appearances, 0 goals P 2 W 1 D 0 L 1 F 4: A 7 50% successful 1954-55 captain: noneminutes played: 180 |
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| Timeline | |
| Bedford Albert George Jezzard | |
| Birth | 19 October 1927 in Clerkenwell, London [registered in Holborn, December 1927]**.**To Alfred George and Julia Margaret (née Hill)Attended Croxley Green School. |
| According to the 1939 register, Bedford is a pupil, living with a schoolfriend, Frank Bass and Frank's family at 4 Dickinson Square in Crowxley Green, Rickmansworth. | |
| Marriage | to Joyce Eileen Youle [registered in Fulham, June 1961]. |
| Death | 21 May 2005 in Alton, Hampshire, aged 77 years 214 days [registered in Alton, May 2005]. Had been a sufferer of Multi-infarct dementia, before his death. |
| Source |  Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
| Club Career | |
| Club(s) | Began his early football career with Croxley Green in Hertfordshire. Firstly, with the schoolboy team, and then the junior side. Also appearing with Watford FC amateurs. He joined Fulham FC on amateur forms in the 1948 close season. Turned professional in October 1948. He spent his entire senior career at Fulham, playing 306 league matches, where he scored 154**, only retiring through injury in August 1957.** |
| Club honours | Football League Division Two winners 1948-49; |
| Individual honours | Football League (three appearances) |
| Distinctions | None |
| Height/Weight | 5' 10½", 13st. 4lbs [1957]. |
| Source | Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
| Managerial Career | |
| Club(s) | After retiring through injury in August 1957, Jezzard joined the Fulham FC coaching staff, progressing to becoming the club's team manager in June 1958, becoming general manager from October to December 1964. Walked away from football after his chairman sold his rising star, Alan Mullery, to rivals, Tottenham Hotspur FC. |
| England Career | |
| Player number | 732nd player to appear for England. |
| Position(s) | Centre-forward |
| First match | No. 287, 23 May 1954,Hungary 7 England 1, an end-of-season tour match at Népstadion, Budapest, aged 26 years 216 days. |
| Last match | No. 300, 2 November 195 5, England 3 Northern Ireland 0, a British Championship match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 28 years 14 days. |
| Major tournaments | World Cup Finals 1954 (reserve); British Championship 1955-56; |
| Team honours | None |
| Individual honours | England B (three appearances, six goals, 1954-55) |
| Distinctions | None |
| Beyond England | |
| Worked on the staff of the Old Merchant Taylor's sports ground before turning professional, and as a Hammersmith licensee (The Thatched House, 115 Dalling Road) after leaving Craven Cottage . - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.144. |
| The Numbers | ||||||
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| parties | Appearances | comp. apps | unused/ reserve | minutes |  |
captain |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | four | 180 | 0 | none |
| minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 50 | =0 |
| both his matches were played in a white shirt |
Venue & Competition Record
| Venue & Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L |
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| Home British Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | +1 |
| Away Friendly match | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | -1 |
Tournament Record
| World Cup Final Tournaments | |||||||||||||
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| Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L |
| WCF 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | =0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | =0 |
| WCF All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | =0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | =0 |
| British Championship Competition | |||||||||||||
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| Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L |
| BC 1955-56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | +1 |
| BC All | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | +1 |
| All Competition | |||||||||||||
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| Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L |
| BC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | +1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | +1 |
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Match History
**| Age 26 B one appearance - West Germany March 1954 |
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| Club: Fulham F.C. - two full appearances (180 min) | manager: Walter Winterbottom - two full appearances (180 min)x | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| apps | match | pic | match details | comp | res. | rundown | shirt | | -------- | --------- | ------- | ----------------- | -------- | -------- | ----------- | --------- |
| 286 | 16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0,Stadion JNA, Beograd | tour | AL | party member | | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ---- | -------------- |
| 1 | 287 | 23 May 1954 - Hungary 7 England 1 Népstadion, Budapest | | AL | | 9 | | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | -- | | - |
**| | WCF | reserve cf 20x | | | | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | -------------- | | 288 | 17 June 1954 - Belgium 4 England 4, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel | NW | home reserve | | 289 | 20 June 1954 - England 2 Switzerland 0, Wankdorfstadion, Bern | AW | | | 290 | 26 June 1954 - Uruguay 4 England 2, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel | NL | |
| Age 28 | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | --------- | | ----- | | 2 | 300 | 2 November 1955 - England 3 Northern Ireland 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley | BC | HW | | 9 | | 301 | 30 November 1955 - England 4 Spain 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley | Fr | HW | reserve | | | | | | | | | | |