Joe Beverley was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 23rd February 1884 at 27 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 17th March 1884 aged 27. Beverley, born on 12th November 1856, in Blackburn, has a FA Legacy Number of 110 and played as a Left Back for his country.
Joe Beverley - 3 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Joseph Beverley
- Born: 12th November 1856, Blackburn
- Died: 21st May 1897, Blackburn aged 40
- England Career: 1884
- Positions whilst with England: Left Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Blackburn Rovers (3)
- FA Legacy Number: 110
- Beverley played for both Blackburn Olympic and Blackburn Rovers twice in his career. His first stint was at Olympic from 1878-1882 before moving to Rovers from 1882 to 1884 where he won the FA cup on 1884. He returned to Olympic for three seasons (1884-1887) before again going back to Rovers for another two years (1887-1889) and played in the inaugural league season - Rovers being founder members of the football league. His caps for England coincided with the inaugural season of the Home Championship too, he played all three games in the first season.
Beverley was tragically killed at Albion Mill, Blackburn whilst repairing a mill engine. His skull was fractured in three places. He was 40 years old.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Ireland (HC) on 23rd February 1884 aged 27 years, 3 months, 11 day
- Last Cap: v Wales (HC) on 17th March 1884 aged 27 years, 4 months, 5 days
- Career Length: 23 days
- Starts: 3
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Back
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Norman Bailey
- 3 Matches
- Charlie Bambridge
- 3 Matches
- Alf Dobson
- 3 Matches
- George Holden
- 3 Matches
- Billy Rose
- 3 Matches
- Charles Plumpton Wilson
- 2 Matches
- Howard Vaughton
- 2 Matches
- Billy Gunn
- 2 Matches
- Stuart Macrae
- 2 Matches
- William Bromley-Davenport
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper Death Notice, Sunday 23rd May 1897, page 2.
- 10 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 4 - 0, 17th Mar 1884 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 3.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 5 days. - SCO, 0 - 1, 15th Mar 1884 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 2.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 3 days. - IRE, 8 - 1, 23rd Feb 1884 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 1.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 11 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.