Beardsley was King Provider for Kevin Keegan and Andy Cole at St James' Park, and he formed one of the deadliest double acts for England with Gary Lineker.
The Beardsley and Lineker partnership fired England into the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup.
Beardsley: "It's quite normal that one player often gets the plaudits for scoring goals and the other is seen as the one who does a lot of work for the team.
Beardsley The Greatest Ever?
"I had a great partnership with Gary and you get that from playing a lot together and forming an understanding."
Shearer the greatest? I'd give it Pedro.