| Les Ferdinand | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Leslie Ferdinand | |
| Date of birth | 8 December 1966 | |
| Place of birth | London, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 80 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Youth clubs | ||
1985–1986 |
Southall Hayes |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1986–1995 1987–1988 1988–1989 1995–1997 1997–2003 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005 2005–2006 |
Queens Park Rangers → Brentford (loan) → Beşiktaş (loan) Newcastle United Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Leicester City Bolton Wanderers Reading Watford Total |
163 (80) 3 (0) 24 (14) 68 (41) 118 (33) 14 (2) 29 (12) 12 (1) 12 (1) 0 (0) 443 (184) |
| National team | ||
| 1993–1998 1998 |
England England B |
17 (5) 1 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE (born 8 December 1966[1] in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Paddington is an area of the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He is best known for his time at Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, and Newcastle United, during which period his powerful and elegant centre forward play and ability in the air resulted in a number of appearances for England. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football He became the first player to score for 6 different Premier League clubs.
He is the uncle of current Premiership players Rio and Anton Ferdinand and his son Aaron currently plays for Harrow Borough in the Isthmian League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978 in Peckham, London) is an English footballer. Anton Julian Ferdinand (born February 18, 1985 in Peckham, London) is an English footballer. Harrow Borough Football Club are a semi-professional English association football club based in Harrow, Middlesex currently playing in the History The league was founded in 1905 and was strongly dedicated to Amateurism. Popularly nicknamed Sir Les, he was made an MBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom. [2]
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Club career
Early career
Ferdinand started his career in non-league football, first at Southall and then moving to Hayes. Southall FC is a football club based in Southall in the London Borough of Ealing, England. Hayes FC were an English football club based in Hayes, in Greater London. He was spotted by Queens Park Rangers and moved there for £15,000. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency
QPR
Ferdinand made only a handful of appearances in his early QPR career. He had two loan spells at Brentford and Turkish side Beşiktaş. Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club He began to establish himself at QPR in 1991 and in his first full season in 1992–93, he scored an impressive 24 goals in 42 games. Ferdinand scored 90 goals in 183 games for QPR. His departure from QPR in 1995 contributed towards their relegation later that season, and they have yet to return to the Premier League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs
Newcastle United
Ferdinand was sold to Newcastle in 1995 for £6 million, with Hayes receiving £600,000 due to a sell-on clause agreed following his move to QPR. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon He scored 29 goals in his first season with Newcastle, and significantly contributed to the side's getting within touching distance of the Premiership title in the 1995–96 season.
In both of his seasons on Tyneside, Ferdinand collected runners-up medals in the Premier League. Tyneside is a Conurbation in northern England, which is home to over 80% of the Metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs In the second season, they had contested a four-horse race with Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool before Manchester United won the title. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. In the first season, however, Newcastle had led the league by 12 points at one stage, but were overhauled by United in the final three months of the season.
Ferdinand scored 50 goals in only 84 games at Newcastle, forming a successful partnership with Alan Shearer. Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for He was and indeed is still very highly thought of by Newcastle United and received a standing ovation when he came on as a substitute at Alan Shearer's testimonial and subsequently scored.
Tottenham Hotspur
In 1997 Ferdinand was bought by Tottenham Hotspur, the club he supported as a boy, again for £6 million. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Injuries heavily disrupted his first season at the club, but towards the end of the campaign he formed a good partnership with Jürgen Klinsmann, and the pairs' goals saved Spurs from relegation from the Premiership. Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in Göppingen) is a German football manager and former football player who played for several Ferdinand helped Spurs win the League Cup in 1999, defeating Leicester City 1–0 in the final at Wembley, but injuries restricted him to just 12 goals in his first three seasons at the club. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the
He scored 10 goals in the 2000–01 season and 15 in 2001–02. He played in a second League Cup final for the club, against Blackburn Rovers, but was thwarted by three saves by Rovers' goalkeeper Brad Friedel as Spurs lost 2–1. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Bradley Howard "Brad" Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international Association football Ferdinand scored the 10,000th goal in Premiership history on 15 December 2001 for Spurs against Fulham. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
West Ham
In January 2003, he moved to West Ham United, and scored his first goal for the club against former club Tottenham, but was unable to prevent the club's relegation from the Premier League and opted to remain in the top flight by signing for newly promoted Leicester City on a free transfer. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here
Leicester
Ferdinand showed his continuing class by scoring 14 Premiership goals, despite being 37 years old. After the Foxes were relegated at the end of that season he joined Bolton Wanderers. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater
Bolton
Ferdinand memorably scored for Bolton Wanderers against rivals Manchester United but left them on 2 January 2005. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Four days later, he signed with Reading. Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. His contract at the club lasted until the end of the 2004–05 season.
Watford
Ferdinand committed to non-contract terms with Watford during the 2005–06, but did not play a competitive game for the club and left after their promotion to the Premier League via the Football League Championship playoffs. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons He retired from football a few months short of his 40th birthday.
International career
Ferdinand made his England debut in February 1993 against San Marino, scoring the final goal, a scissor kick, in a 6–0 victory at Wembley. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football "San Marino football team" redirects here For the club that competes in Italy's Serie C2, see San Marino Calcio. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the
For England, Ferdinand was capped 17 times,[2] scoring five goals. He was part of the Euro 96 and 1998 FIFA World Cup squads. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled [2] Despite his successful season with Newcastle he did not play a game in 1996, and an injury meant he did not play a match in 1998.
Career statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1986-87 | Queens Park Rangers | First Division | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1987-88 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | Brentford | Third Division | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Turkey | League | Fortis Turkey Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1988-89 | Beşiktaş | Super League | 24 | 14 | ||||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1989-90 | Queens Park Rangers | First Division | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1990-91 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 23 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | Premier League | 37 | 20 | |||||||||
| 1993-94 | 36 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 37 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 37 | 25 | ||||||||
| 1996-97 | 31 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 21 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1998-99 | 24 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 28 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 25 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | West Ham United | Premier League | 14 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2003-04 | Leicester City | Premier League | 29 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2004-05 | Bolton Wanderers | Premier League | 12 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2004-05 | Reading | Championship | 12 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | Watford | Championship | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | England | 419 | 170 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 24 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Career Total | 443 | 184 | ||||||||||
Career honours
- Tottenham Hotspur F. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Statistics of The Football League in season 1986 / 1987. Overview First Division The First Division championship went to Everton Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Statistics of The Football League in season 1987 / 1988. Overview First Division Liverpool won the league title with a comfortable Statistics of The Football League in season 1987 / 1988. Overview First Division Liverpool won the league title with a comfortable Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. 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Overview First Division The last-ever league championship before the The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The 2001-02 FA Premier League season was the tenth season of the competition The FA Premier League 2002-03 season (often referred to as the 2002-03 Barclaycard Premiership, due to sponsorship rights was the eleventh season of the The FA Premier League 2002-03 season (often referred to as the 2002-03 Barclaycard Premiership, due to sponsorship rights was the eleventh season of the } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The 2004-05 football league season was contested through three divisions Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons In this season of Football League Reading is the only club in England to get more than 100 points and they also have won the League Championship elsewhere there Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons C.
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Post-playing career and personal interests
Ferdinand was a pundit for BBC Sport. The 1999 Worthington Cup Final was played between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City, at Wembley on Sunday 21 March 1999. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Beginning with the 2007–08 season, he is a pundit on Setanta's Premiership coverage.
He played and scored in a Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford. Soccer Aid is a British charity event which has raised £26 million in aid of UNICEF. He has also been involved in various fundraising events for Cancer Research UK in honour of his mother Adrienne, who died of breast cancer on 12 February 1990. Cancer Research UK' is a Cancer research and awareness-promotion charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) In July 2007 he visited a number of Sport Relief funded projects in Uganda
With fellow former footballers John Barnes and Luther Blissett, he has founded Team48 Motorsport, a team aiming to promote young racing drivers of Afro-Caribbean background. Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963 in Kingston Jamaica) is a Jamaican born former professional English Luther Loide Blissett (born 1 February 1958 in Falmouth, Jamaica) is a footballer and coach For 2008 they enter the British Touring Car Championship, running Alfa Romeos for white Jamaican Matthew Gore and 18-year-old black Briton Darelle Wilson. The British Touring Car Championship is a Touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. Alfa Romeo Automobiles SpA is an Italian Automaker founded in 1910 White People is the second album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Darelle Wilson is a British racing driver of Jamaican heritage
Ferdinand is a qualified helicopter pilot and owns at least one helicopter, which he regularly uses.
Ferdinand has for many years been thought to have been connected with the vandalism of the Blue Peter garden in 1984, however he has always rejected these claims. Blue Peter is a BBC Television programme for children It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the Although at one point he claimed to have "helped a few lads over the wall", he later claimed to have been joking. [3]
Ferdinand has appeared on the popular BBC2 programme Top Gear, posting a lap-time of 1:47. Top Gear is a BAFTA, multi- NTA and International Emmy Award -winning BBC Television series about motor vehicles mainly 4 in the 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' feature.
References
- ^ Weekend birthdays, "The Guardian", Guardian Newspapers Limited. (August 11, 2007). Accessed on August 15, 2007.
- ^ a b c Kate O'Hara. "Queen's Birthday Honours List", Yorkshire Post, 2005-06-11. The Yorkshire Post is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper, published in Leeds, England by Yorkshire Post Newspapers, a company Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Retrieved on 2006-10-06. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
- ^ Doyle, Paul (2007-08-10). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Small Talk: Les Ferdinand. Guardian Unlimited. guardiancouk, formerly known as Guardian Unlimited, is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Alan Shearer |
PFA Players' Player of the Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Alan Shearer |
| Preceded by Paul Dickov |
Leicester City F. The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for Paul Dickov (born November 1 1972 in Livingston, West Lothian) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a Striker for Leicester C. Player of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Danny Tiatto |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ferdinand, Leslie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferdinand, Les |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1966-12-08 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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