Career in Pictures: Newcastle United legend Peter Beardsley

England debut

Having become a prolific goalscorer for club, it was time for Beardsley to show what he could produce for his country, as Bobby Robson handed the Newcastle United forward his England debut against Egypt in January 1986, coming on for Gary Lineker.

On his fourth Three Lions outing, he bagged his first international goal, coming in the 3-0 friendly win over Mexico in May 1986.

His England displays convinced Robson to include him in the Three Lions’ 1986 FIFA World Cup finals squad in Mexico, where Beardsley scored in the 3-0 victory over Paraguay in the Round of 16 stage.

In the quarter-finals, against Argentina, Robson’s men were knocked out, rather famously by Diego Maradona’s iconic “Goal of the Century” in a 2-1 defeat.