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Les Ferdinand
Footballer
Male
Born
Dec 8, 1966
Age
46
Hometown
London
Team
Newcastle United ...
Position
Striker
Other Names
Ferdinand, Les
Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Beşiktaş, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers F.C. , during which period he earned a number of… Read More
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Ferdinand And Bright Call On Burnley Fans To Back Prostate Cancer Uk’s ‘road To Wembley’ CampaignBurnley Express - Oct 03, 2012
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Les Ferdinand: Ban Terry If Claims Are ProvenYahoo News - Oct 26, 2011
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Tottenham Hotspur's Worst Xi Of The Decade: Number 9 Cartilage Free Captain (Blog)Google News - Jul 27, 2011
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Tottenham Boss Redknapp Hands Ferdinand, Sherwood I Pads To Follow Mourinho Example Tribalfootball.ComGoogle News - Jul 26, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1966
Birth
Born on December 8, 1966.
TWENTIES
Ferdinand made his QPR debut on 20 April 1987, aged 20, as a substitute in the 4-0 league defeat by Coventry City at Highfield Road - the first of two league appearances that season.
1988
21 Years Old
In 1988, he was loaned to Turkish side Beşiktaş for a season, and performed well with 14 goals in 24 games.
1989
22 Years Old
He was back in the QPR side for the 1989-90 season, but managed just nine First Division appearances as well as his first two English league goals.
1990
23 Years Old
He fared better in 1990-91, managing 18 league games and scoring eight goals as QPR secured a familiar mid table finish.

1991
24 Years Old
His 10 goals from 23 games in 1991-92 helped ensure QPR's status as founder members of the new FA Premier League for the 1992-93 season, and it was during this campaign that he established himself as a top striker, scoring 20 goals in 37 games as QPR finished fifth - the highest placed of all the London sides.
His fine form continued into 1993-94, during which his 16 goals from 36 games helped QPR finish ninth.
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1994
27 Years Old
He enjoyed arguably his best season yet in 1994-95, as he was on target 24 times in the Premier League and speculation grew that he would soon be on his way to a bigger club.
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Ferdinand was sold to Newcastle in 1995 for £6 million, with Hayes receiving £600,000 due to a sell-on clause agreed following his move to QPR (with the money received Hayes built a function suite and named it "The Ferdinand Suite" in his honour).
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THIRTIES

2003
36 Years Old
In January 2003, he moved to West Ham United, and scored his first goal for the club against former club Tottenham, but was unable to prevent the club's relegation from the Premier League and opted to remain in the top flight by signing for newly promoted Leicester City on a free transfer.
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2005
38 Years Old
He is the cousin of current Premier League players Rio and Anton Ferdinand and his son Aaron currently plays for Harrow Borough in the Isthmian League. He also has a daughter, Lauren. Popularly nicknamed Sir Les, he was made an MBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours.
FORTIES
Ferdinand was a pundit for BBC Sport. Beginning with the 2007–08 season, he is a pundit on Setanta's Premiership coverage.
On 5 November 2008 Ferdinand joined fellow ex-Spur Tim Sherwood on the coaching staff of Tottenham Hotspur, utilising his experience to work with the strikers.
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