Les Ferdinand MBE
Personal information
Full name	Leslie Ferdinand
Date of birth	December 18, 1966 (1966-12-18) (age 40)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
1985–1986	Hayes
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986–1987 1987–1988 1988–1989 1989–1995 1995–1997 1997–2003 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005 2005–2006	QPR → Brentford (loan) → Beşiktaş (loan) QPR Newcastle United Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Leicester City Bolton Wanderers Reading Watford	003 0(0) 003 0(0) 024 (14) 162 (80) 068 (41) 118 (33) 014 0(2) 029 (12) 012 0(1) 014 0(1) 000 0(0)
National team
1993–1998	England	017 0(5)
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Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE (born December 18, 1966 in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. He is best known for his time at Newcastle United and Q.P.R. during the 1990s, during which period his powerful and elegant centre forward play and ability in the air resulted in a number of appearances for England. He is the uncle of current Premiership players Rio and Anton Ferdinand and is popularly nicknamed Sir Les. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... In the Gregorian calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), with 13 days remaining until the end of the year. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... A street in Paddington including a pub, a restaurant targeted at tourists and Paddington Station in the background. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2006 estimate... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born November 7, 1978 in Peckham, London) is an English footballer of mixed St Lucian and Anglo-Irish descent. ... Anton Ferdinand (born February 18, 1985 in Peckham, London) is an English football player, currently not playing for West Ham United. ...

Early career and QPR

Ferdinand started his career in non-league football, first at Southall and then moving to Hayes. He was spotted by Queens Park Rangers and moved there for £15,000.He made only a handful of appearances in his early QPR career and Ferdinand had two loan spells at Brentford and Beşiktaş (in Turkey). He began to establish himself at QPR during 1991 and in his first full season in 1992-93 he bagged an impressive 24 goals in 42 games.It was during this season that he made his England debut in February 1993 against San Marino scoring the final goal in a 6-0 victory at Wembley. He had a great career with Rangers, scoring 90 goals in 183 games, earning him the nickname 'Sir Les'. Much to the fan's disappointment, although not surprise - he had actually been expected to leave the club at the end of the '93-'94 season - Ferdinand was sold to Newcastle in 1995 for £6 million, with Hayes receiving £600,000 of this (a huge sum for a non-league side) due to a sell-on clause agreed following his major move to QPR. Southall F.C. is a football club based in Feltham, England. ... Hayes F.C. are an English football club based in Hayes, Hillingdon in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... Queens Park Rangers, Queens Park Rangers FC, Are The Finest Football Team The World Has Ever Seen Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English football team, from Loftus Road, Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 2. ... Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in the London suburb of Brentford. ... BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K. (Full Turkish name: BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Jimnastik Kulübü, BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Gymnastics Club) is a Turkish sports club from Ä°stanbul, which professionally participates in many branches including football, basketball, volleyball, handball and chess. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. ...

Newcastle United

He scored 29 goals in his first season with the Magpies, and significantly contributed to the side's getting within touching distance of the Premiership title in the 1995/96 season. Meanwhile, his absence precipitated Queens Park Rangers' relegation in the 95/96 season. His time at Newcastle made him one of the best strikers in the country at the time, and his strike partnership with Alan Shearer (for club and country) was one of the deadliest. He scored 50 goals in only 84 games at the club. Ferdinand was and indeed is still very highly thought of by Newcastle United and its fans, he received a standing ovation when he came on as a substitute at Alan Shearer's testimonial and subsequently scored. This article contains a trivia section. ...

Spurs and later career

In 1997 Ferdinand was bought by Spurs, the club he supported as a boy, again for £6 million. Injuries heavily disrupted his first season at the club, but towards the end of the campaign he formed a good partnership with Jurgen Klinsmann, and the pairs' goals saved Spurs from relegation from the Premiership. 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. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club, which plays in the Premier League. ...

Despite this, Ferdinand's ability and high work-ethic made him a firm favourite among the Spurs fans, and he repaid their faith with 10 goals in the 2000/1 season and 15 the following year. 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.

Half-way through the 2002/2003 season he moved to West Ham, for whom his first goal was against Tottenham, but the club was relegated at the end of the season. Ferdinand joined Leicester on a free transfer at the beginning of the 2003/2004 season, and 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, but left them on January 2, 2005. Four days later, Ferdinand signed with Reading. His contract at the club lasted until the end of the 2004/2005 season. West Ham United Football Club are based in Upton Park, Newham, East London and have played their home matches at the 35,647 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. ...

Ferdinand committed to non-contract terms with FA Premier League side Watford as both part-time player and coach. For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Watford Football Club are an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. ...

Internationals

For England, Ferdinand was capped 17 times,^[1] scoring five goals. He was part of the Euro 96 and 1998 FIFA World Cup squads.^[1] Even with Ferdinand having a very successful season with Newcastle and them only narrowly missing out on winning the league title in the 1995/96 season, Ferdinand surprisingly didn't get any action in Euro 96, and an injury meant he did not play a match in 1998. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... Qualifying countries 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 in 1938. ...

Trivia

• Les 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, insisting he did no more than "help a few lads over the wall".
• He was made an MBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List.^[1]
• His son, Aaron currently plays for Harrow Borough in the Isthmian League.
• He was the first player to have scored a goal for six different Premiership teams. The six are QPR, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers.
• He scored the 10,000th goal in Premiership history (on 15 December 2001 for Tottenham Hotspur against Fulham).
• He played for Newcastle United in Shearer's testimonial match, on May 11, 2006.
• Ferdinand is a pundit for BBC Sport, as well as also being a permanent contestant in a football quiz show called "Kick Off", shown on the cable TV channel ESPN.
• He is a qualified helicopter pilot and owns at least one helicopter, which he regularly uses.
• Sir Les played and scored in the recent Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford.
• Ferdinand has posted a time on the new Top Gear 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' feature on the popular BBC2 programme.
• He is one of only three English players to have scored a hat-trick for three separate Premiership clubs.

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Kate O'Hara. "Queen's Birthday Honours List", Yorkshire Post, 2005-06-11. Retrieved on 2006-10-06. 

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External links

• Les Ferdinand's official web site
• Les Ferdinand career stats at Soccerbase
• Les Ferdinand info

	England squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
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