Darren Beckford
Darren Beckford player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Time at club: 1987-1991
Appearances: 215
Goals: 91
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A prolific goalscorer, Darren Beckford initially joined the Valiants in 1987. After a spell on loan, he joined for a fee of £15,000 with half the money provided by bucket collections among Port Vale fans.
It proved to be money well spent. In his first season, he netted ten goals but then hit 23 as the club secured promotion in 1988-89.
The following season, Beckford hit 21 goals despite the higher division and hit 23 goals in 1990-91 to become the club’s highest scorer for four consecutive seasons.
He agreed to move to Norwich City in 1991. The Valiants wanted £1.5m for their striker so the deal went to a Football League tribunal who agreed a transfer fee of £925,000.
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