Dropped by Chelsea at a young age he became a car windscreen fitter and played for non-league Wealdstone where he scored 54 goals in 82 appearances. His impressive record attracted attention from over 30 league sides before signing for Leeds United in March 2006. Beckford initially had limited opportunities at Leeds with loan spells at Carlisle and Scunthorpe finally becoming a first team regular in the 2007-2008 season. Beckford went on to score 72 league goals in the next three seasons helping Leeds to get promoted from League One in the process. Perhaps he will most famously be remembered for his goal in the FA Cup victory over Manchester on 3rd January 2010. Following the end of the 2009-2010 season Leeds cancelled Beckford's contract a month early to enable him to join Everton.

	Player Record	Apps	Start	(Sub)	Unused Sub	Goals
League		126	111	(15)	5	70
Play Offs		5	5	(0)	0	0
FA Cup		9	9	(0)	0	7
League Cup		9	5	(4)	0	4
Other		3	2	(1)	2	1
TOTAL		152	132	(20)	7	82

	Appearances		Date	Score	Match Events
	Crystal Palace Championship	H	21/03/2006	0 : 1 (L)
	Stoke City Championship	H	25/03/2006	0 : 0 (D)
	Plymouth Argyle Championship	H	08/04/2006	0 : 0 (D)
	Reading Championship	H	15/04/2006	1 : 1 (D)
	Preston North End Championship	A	30/04/2006	0 : 2 (L)
	Cardiff City Championship	H	19/08/2006	0 : 1 (L)
	Chester City Carling Cup 1st Round	H	22/08/2006	1 : 0 (W)
	Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship	H	10/09/2006	0 : 1 (L)
	Colchester United Championship	H	11/11/2006	3 : 0 (W)
	Southampton Championship	H	18/11/2006	0 : 3 (L)
	Sunderland Championship	A	26/12/2006	0 : 2 (L)
	Tranmere Rovers League One	A	11/08/2007	2 : 1 (W)
	Macclesfield Town Carling Cup 1st Round	A	14/08/2007	1 : 0 (W)
	Southend United League One	H	18/08/2007	4 : 1 (W)
	Nottingham Forest League One	A	25/08/2007	2 : 1 (W)
	Portsmouth Carling Cup 2nd Round	A	28/08/2007	0 : 3 (L)
	Luton Town League One	H	01/09/2007	1 : 0 (W)
	Hartlepool United League One	H	08/09/2007	2 : 0 (W)
	Bristol Rovers League One	A	14/09/2007	3 : 0 (W)
	Swansea City League One	H	22/09/2007	2 : 0 (W)
	Gillingham League One	A	29/09/2007	1 : 1 (D)
	Yeovil Town League One	H	06/10/2007	1 : 0 (W)
	Leyton Orient League One	H	13/10/2007	1 : 1 (D)
	Brighton & Hove Albion League One	A	20/10/2007	1 : 0 (W)
	Millwall League One	H	27/10/2007	4 : 2 (W)
	Carlisle United League One	A	03/11/2007	1 : 3 (L)
	Bournemouth League One	A	06/11/2007	3 : 1 (W)
	Hereford United FA Cup 1st Round	A	09/11/2007	0 : 0 (D)
	Swindon Town League One	H	17/11/2007	2 : 1 (W)
	Hereford United FA Cup 1st Round Replay	H	20/11/2007	0 : 1 (L)
	Cheltenham Town League One	A	25/11/2007	0 : 1 (L)
	Port Vale League One	H	04/12/2007	3 : 0 (W)
	Huddersfield Town League One	H	08/12/2007	4 : 0 (W)
	Walsall League One	A	15/12/2007	1 : 1 (D)
	Bristol Rovers League One	H	22/12/2007	1 : 0 (W)
	Hartlepool United League One	A	26/12/2007	1 : 1 (D)
	Swansea City League One	A	29/12/2007	2 : 3 (L)
	Oldham Athletic League One	H	01/01/2008	1 : 3 (L)
	Northampton Town League One	H	05/01/2008	3 : 0 (W)
	Crewe Alexandra League One	A	14/01/2008	1 : 0 (W)
	Doncaster Rovers League One	H	19/01/2008	0 : 1 (L)
	Luton Town League One	A	26/01/2008	1 : 1 (D)
	Southend United League One	A	29/01/2008	0 : 1 (L)
	Tranmere Rovers League One	H	02/02/2008	0 : 2 (L)
	Northampton Town League One	A	09/02/2008	1 : 1 (D)
	Nottingham Forest League One	H	12/02/2008	1 : 1 (D)
	Swindon Town League One	A	01/03/2008	1 : 0 (W)
	Bournemouth League One	H	08/03/2008	2 : 0 (W)
	Cheltenham Town League One	H	11/03/2008	1 : 2 (L)
	Port Vale League One	A	15/03/2008	3 : 3 (D)
	Walsall League One	H	22/03/2008	2 : 0 (W)
	Brighton & Hove Albion League One	H	29/03/2008	0 : 0 (D)
	Doncaster Rovers League One	A	01/04/2008	1 : 0 (W)
	Leyton Orient League One	A	05/04/2008	2 : 0 (W)
	Carlisle United League One	H	12/04/2008	3 : 2 (W)
	Carlisle United League One Play Off Semi Final 1st Leg	H	12/05/2008	1 : 2 (L)
	Carlisle United League One Play Off Semi Final 2nd Leg	A	15/05/2008	2 : 0 (W)
	Doncaster Rovers League One Play Off Final	N	21/05/2008	0 : 1 (L)
	Scunthorpe United League One	A	09/08/2008	2 : 1 (W)
	Chester City Carling Cup 1st Round	A	12/08/2008	5 : 2 (W)
	Oldham Athletic League One	H	16/08/2008	0 : 2 (L)
	Yeovil Town League One	A	23/08/2008	1 : 1 (D)
	Crystal Palace Carling Cup 2nd Round	H	26/08/2008	4 : 0 (W)
	Bristol Rovers League One	H	30/08/2008	2 : 2 (D)
	Crewe Alexandra League One	H	06/09/2008	5 : 2 (W)
	Swindon Town League One	A	13/09/2008	3 : 1 (W)
	Carlisle United League One	A	20/09/2008	2 : 0 (W)
	Hartlepool United Carling Cup 3rd Round	H	23/09/2008	3 : 2 (W)
	Hereford United League One	H	27/09/2008	1 : 0 (W)
	Peterborough United League One	A	04/10/2008	0 : 2 (L)
	Rotherham United Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Section 2nd Round	A	08/10/2008	2 : 4 (L)
	Brighton & Hove Albion League One	H	11/10/2008	3 : 1 (W)
	Millwall League One	A	18/10/2008	1 : 3 (L)
	Leyton Orient League One	H	21/10/2008	2 : 1 (W)
	Walsall League One	H	25/10/2008	3 : 0 (W)
	Southend United League One	A	28/10/2008	0 : 1 (L)
	Cheltenham Town League One	A	01/11/2008	1 : 0 (W)
	Derby County Carling Cup 4th Round	A	11/11/2008	1 : 2 (L)
	Huddersfield Town League One	H	15/11/2008	1 : 2 (L)
	Northampton Town FA Cup 1st Round Replay	A	17/11/2008	5 : 2 (W)
	Hartlepool United League One	H	22/11/2008	4 : 1 (W)
	Northampton Town League One	A	25/11/2008	1 : 2 (L)
	Leicester City League One	H	26/12/2008	1 : 1 (D)
	Stockport County League One	A	28/12/2008	3 : 1 (W)
	Peterborough United League One	H	24/01/2009	3 : 1 (W)
	Southend United League One	H	27/01/2009	2 : 0 (W)
	Walsall League One	A	31/01/2009	0 : 1 (L)
	Millwall League One	H	09/02/2009	2 : 0 (W)
	Scunthorpe United League One	H	28/02/2009	3 : 2 (W)
	Oldham Athletic League One	A	02/03/2009	1 : 1 (D)
	Bristol Rovers League One	A	07/03/2009	2 : 2 (D)
	Yeovil Town League One	H	10/03/2009	4 : 0 (W)
	Swindon Town League One	H	14/03/2009	1 : 0 (W)
	Milton Keynes Dons League One	H	28/03/2009	2 : 0 (W)
	Colchester United League One	A	04/04/2009	1 : 0 (W)
	Tranmere Rovers League One	H	18/04/2009	3 : 1 (W)
	Hartlepool United League One	A	25/04/2009	1 : 0 (W)
	Northampton Town League One	H	02/05/2009	3 : 0 (W)
	Millwall League One Play Off Semi Final 1st Leg	A	09/05/2009	0 : 1 (L)
	Millwall League One Play Off Semi Final 2nd Leg	H	14/05/2009	1 : 1 (D)
	Exeter City League One	H	08/08/2009	2 : 1 (W)
	Wycombe Wanderers League One	A	15/08/2009	1 : 0 (W)
	Walsall League One	A	18/08/2009	2 : 1 (W)
	Tranmere Rovers League One	H	22/08/2009	3 : 0 (W)
	Watford Carling Cup 2nd Round	H	25/08/2009	2 : 1 (W)
	Colchester United League One	A	29/08/2009	2 : 1 (W)
	Southend United League One	A	11/09/2009	0 : 0 (D)
	Gillingham League One	H	19/09/2009	4 : 1 (W)
	Liverpool Carling Cup 3rd Round	H	22/09/2009	0 : 1 (L)
	Milton Keynes Dons League One	A	26/09/2009	1 : 0 (W)
	Carlisle United League One	H	29/09/2009	1 : 1 (D)
	Charlton Athletic League One	H	03/10/2009	0 : 0 (D)
	Norwich City League One	H	19/10/2009	2 : 1 (W)
	Millwall League One	A	24/10/2009	1 : 2 (L)
	Bristol Rovers League One	A	27/10/2009	4 : 0 (W)
	Yeovil Town League One	H	31/10/2009	4 : 0 (W)
	Oldham Athletic FA Cup 1st Round	A	07/11/2009	2 : 0 (W)
	Grimsby Town Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Section Quarter	H	10/11/2009	3 : 1 (W)
	Brighton & Hove Albion League One	A	21/11/2009	3 : 0 (W)
	Leyton Orient League One	H	24/11/2009	1 : 0 (W)
	Kettering Town FA Cup 2nd Round	A	29/11/2009	1 : 1 (D)
	Huddersfield Town League One	H	05/12/2009	2 : 2 (D)
	Kettering Town FA Cup 2nd Round Replay	H	08/12/2009	5 : 1 (W)
	Brentford League One	A	12/12/2009	0 : 0 (D)
	Southampton League One	H	19/12/2009	1 : 0 (W)
	Hartlepool United League One	H	26/12/2009	3 : 1 (W)
	Stockport County League One	A	28/12/2009	4 : 2 (W)
	Manchester United FA Cup 3rd Round	A	03/01/2010	1 : 0 (W)
	Wycombe Wanderers League One	H	09/01/2010	1 : 1 (D)
	Exeter City League One	A	16/01/2010	0 : 2 (L)
	Carlisle United Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Section Final 1s	H	19/01/2010	1 : 2 (L)
	Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 4th Round	A	23/01/2010	2 : 2 (D)
	Swindon Town League One	A	26/01/2010	0 : 3 (L)
	Colchester United League One	H	30/01/2010	2 : 0 (W)
	Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 4th Round Replay	H	03/02/2010	1 : 3 (L)
	Hartlepool United League One	A	06/02/2010	2 : 2 (D)
	Walsall League One	H	16/02/2010	1 : 2 (L)
	Brighton & Hove Albion League One	H	20/02/2010	1 : 1 (D)
	Oldham Athletic League One	H	23/02/2010	2 : 0 (W)
	Huddersfield Town League One	A	27/02/2010	2 : 2 (D)
	Brentford League One	H	06/03/2010	1 : 1 (D)
	Tranmere Rovers League One	A	09/03/2010	4 : 1 (W)
	Southampton League One	A	13/03/2010	0 : 1 (L)
	Norwich City League One	A	27/03/2010	0 : 1 (L)
	Swindon Town League One	H	03/04/2010	0 : 1 (L)
	Yeovil Town League One	A	05/04/2010	2 : 1 (W)
	Southend United League One	H	10/04/2010	2 : 0 (W)
	Carlisle United League One	A	13/04/2010	3 : 1 (W)
	Gillingham League One	A	17/04/2010	2 : 3 (L)
	Milton Keynes Dons League One	H	24/04/2010	4 : 1 (W)
	Charlton Athletic League One	A	01/05/2010	0 : 1 (L)
	Bristol Rovers League One	H	08/05/2010	2 : 1 (W)

	Unused Sub		Date	Score	Match Events
	Sheffield United Championship	A	18/04/2006	1 : 1 (D)	Unused Sub
	Sheffield Wednesday Championship	A	27/08/2006	1 : 0 (W)	Unused Sub
	Barnsley Championship	H	02/12/2006	2 : 2 (D)	Unused Sub
	Stoke City Championship	A	30/12/2006	1 : 3 (L)	Unused Sub
	Bradford City Johnstone's Paint Trophy North East Section 1st Round	H	02/09/2008	2 : 1 (W)	Unused Sub
	Darlington Johnstone's Paint Trophy North East Section 2nd Round	H	06/10/2009	2 : 1 (W)	Unused Sub
	Oldham Athletic League One	A	01/12/2009	2 : 0 (W)	Unused Sub