Newcastle United have announced John Beresford and Terry McDermott as the latest inductees into the club's Hall of Fame. The pair were unveiled at the annual Newcastle United Foundation awards dinner at St James' Park on Tuesday night.
Beresford and McDermott become the latest inductees into a Hall of Fame which now stands at 25 former greats, including the likes of Kevin Keegan, Jackie Milburn, Sir Bobby Robson and Alan Shearer. The news was announced on social media with a highlights package for both players, with co-owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi along with Eddie Howe and his coaching staff among those in attendance.
Beresford was an integral member of Kevin Keegan's beloved 'Entertainers' who took the Premier League by storm in the mid-1990s. The defender was one of Keegan's first signings at the club, and helped the Magpies return to the top-flight in their title-winning campaign in the 1992-93 campaign.
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Along with fellow full-back Warren Barton, Beresford was given licence to roam forward as Newcastle dazzled with their attacking play and pushed for the title in successive seasons. The left-back was a rare goalscorer, but did famously net twice in a Champions League qualifier victory over Dinamo Zagreb in 1997.
McDermott enjoyed two spells at St James' Park as both a player and a coach, and his association with the Magpies began in 1973. The midfielder helped Joe Harvey's side reached the FA Cup final the following year, before going on to join eventual winners Liverpool.
The 70-year-old would return to Newcastle following a successful eight-year spell on Merseyside, before finishing his playing days with stints at Cork City and APOEL. The former England international would then go on to work under Kevin Keegan as the Magpies first-team coach from 1992.
McDermott was a member of the backroom team as the 'Entertainers' memorably went close to the Premier League title, and would leave after six seasons following the appointment of Ruud Gullit. The former midfielder would again return in 2005 under Graeme Souness, and worked with Glenn Roeder and Sam Allardyce before leaving after Keegan's second exit.
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