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Jermaine Beckford the United Striker here winning a chase for the ball in the Football League First Division game against Bristol Rovers at Elland Road on the 8th May, 2010. Jermaine was made captain for the game by manager Simon Grayson and was replaced on 90 minutes by Robert Snodgrass. Of course the substitution came only after he scored the winning goal for Leeds, the goal that clinched promotion for the Whites.
Jermaine Beckford was signed for Leeds United by manager Kevin Blackwell on the 16th march, 2006. Pulled from non-league Wealdstone F.C. for 50,000 pounds Beckford found it hard to find a place in Blackwell's first eleven and the striker was loaned out to Carlisle United for a month in the first quarter of the 2006-07 season. He was handed his first start for United when Dennis Wise took over the managership but was soon away on loan again, this time with Scunthorpe United. After Jermaine impressed at Scunthorpe, helping the club gain promotion to the Championship Wise gave him another chance and he started the 2007-08 season. Beckford did not disappoint as the striker scored 20 in the league that season helping the Whites reach the Play Off's. Beckford has owned the number nine shirt since and in 2008-09 became the quickest Leeds player to bag 20 goals in a season; since Hotshot Peter Lorimer during the Revie era, and soon after became only the fifth player in the clubs history to score 30 goals in a season. Beckford netted 34 times the most goals by any United player since John Charles bagged 43 in the season 1953-54. Match report to follow. Leeds United: Higgs, Lowry, Bromby, Collins, Doyle, Kilkenny, Johnson, Hughes, Gradel, Beckford, Becchio. Subs: Howson for Lowry, Watt for Becchio, Snodgrass for Beckford. Thanks to Mamf for this great pic. Submitted: 05/16/10 Views: 102 Tags: Rate this image:
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