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title: "Former Everton forward Beckford retires – Fan Reactions"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
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published: "2019-08-27T20:00:12Z"
modified: "2019-08-27T20:00:12Z"
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# Former Everton forward Beckford retires – Fan Reactions

Several Everton fans have reacted to the retirement of former Toffees forward Jermaine Beckford.

[Posting to Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/B1o7G8QFtEG/) last night, the former Jamaica international announced his retirement from professional football after 13 years in the Football League.

The striker, now 35, joined Everton at the end of the 2009/10 season after his contract with then League One side Leeds United was terminated.

Beckford spent just one season with the Blues, leaving for Leicester City the following summer in a £2.5million deal, having impressed for the club considered the step up from League One to the Premier League.

![Chris Brunskill/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readeverton.com/readeverton/2019/08/120109754.jpg)

Beckford scored eight times in 32 Premier League appearances in his first season for Everton, with his most notable being a winding run against Chelsea on the final day of the season. Beckford made two more league appearances without scoring in the 2011/12 season before joining the Foxes.

Taking to Twitter, a number of Everton fans reflected on Beckford’s time at the club.

> Twitter: @Everton Seriously someone else scores this goal it would have been nominated for the Puskas award (@jimefc81

> Twitter: @Everton Underrated player-i thought he was pretty good for us,brilliant goal that hardly got a mention and it was when we had 10men as well (@Mysteryman79)

> Twitter: @Everton @MitchellGarn3r Beckford doing his thing against Chelsea you love to see it (@hollins\_ben)

> Twitter: @Everton Underatted player and goal (@coppelli1878)

> Twitter: @Everton Better than calvert lewin (@LiamDunEFC)