John Alexander Beck (born Edmonton, London May 25, 1954) is a former British footballer and manager. He is best remembered for his role as manager of Cambridge United from 1990 to 1992, where he had previously been assistant to Chris Turner. Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, a Canadian province. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cambridge United Football Club are a professional football club from Cambridge, England. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

John started his playing career at QPR signing in May 1972 and made his debut in the 3-1 win against Leyton Orient in December 1972.John was unable to hold down a regular place in the immensly successful QPR side of the mid 70's competing with Engalnd captain Gerry Francis and Scottish international Don Masson for the creative midfield role. In 1976 he moved to Coventry City after playing 40 league games for Rangers, scoring once. he also played for Fulham, AFC Bournemouth and finally joined Cambridge United in July 1986. Queens Park Rangers are an English football team, from Shepherds Bush, London. ... Leyton Orient F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. ... Gerry Francis (born 1951), is a former English footballer and manager. ... Don Masson (born 26 August 1946) in Banchory,Scotland is a former Scottish footballer. ...

Beck's career was ended by injury in 1988, and he was appointed Assistant Manager. Following the dismissal of Chris Turner he was appointed manager of Cambridge United in January 1990. In his first season United won the Fourth Division playoffs, and reached the sixth round of the FA Cup (the first Fourth Division side to do so). The following season (1990-91) they won the Third Division title after an excellent finish to the season saw them climb from 10th to top in less than three months, and they repeated the feat of reaching the sixth round of the FA Cup. In 1991-92 they finished 5th in the Second Division, the highest position ever achieved by the club, but lost to Leicester City in the play off semi-finals, ending their hopes of a unique third successive promotion and denying them the chance of becoming Premier League founder members. Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Leicester City F.C., nicknamed the Foxes, are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ...

Beck's long ball playing style was heavily criticised in the media, and by fans and managers of other clubs, particularly Glen Hoddle then of Swindon Town. However, he remained popular with United fans. Long ball is the term used in association football to describe an attempt, often speculative, to distribute the ball a long distance down the field, without the intention to pass it to the feet of the receiving player. ... Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England, currently employed as manager for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... Swindon Town F.C. are an English football team. ...

The club made a poor start to the 1992-93 season, and Beck was dismissed in October 1992.

He made a quick comeback with Preston North End, but was unable to prevent them from being relegated to Division Two. He spent two more seasons at Deepdale, enduring successive Division Three playoff disappointments, before resigning. Preston North End Football Club are a professional English football team. ... Deepdale is a stadium in Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C. and Englands National Football Museum. ...

Beck's next stop was at Lincoln City. They won automatic promotion to Division Two in 1998, but Beck had been controversially sacked just weeks earlier. Lincoln City can refer to: Lincoln City F.C., a football club in England Lincoln City, Oregon, a city on the Oregon Coast in the United States This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

Beck returned to Cambridge in March 2001, and kept them in Division Two, but he resigned the following November with relegation looking increasingly likely. March 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December March 3 - A U.S. Air Force Materials Command C-23 Sherpa transport crashes during stormy weather in the U.S. state of Georgia, killing 21. ...

Beck is currently coaching at Histon in Conference South. Histon Football Club is a football team currently playing in the Conference South league. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference South (often referred to as Nationwide South for sponsorship reasons) is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ...