Jim Beech
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Beech[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Smallthorne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Smallthorne St. Saviour | |||
| Smallthorne Albion | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1894–1902 | Burslem Port Vale | 161 | (8) |
| Total | 161 | (8) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Beech (1871; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a centre-half for Burslem Port Vale between 1894 and 1902, making 151 appearances in the Football League.
Career
[edit]Beech played for Smallthorne St. Saviour and Smallthorne Albion before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1894.[1] He made 14 Second Division appearances in the 1894–95 season, but featured just twice in the 1895–96 campaign.[1] The club then spent two seasons in the Midland League, and Beech was part of the side that won the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1898.[1] Vale were then re-elected into the Football League. Beech played 31 league games in the 1898–99 season and scored goals at the Athletic Ground in wins over Burton Swifts, Blackpool, and Lincoln City.[1] He played 31 league matches in the 1899–1900 and 1900–01 campaigns, and claimed goals against Burton Swifts, Birmingham City, and Glossop.[1] However, in November 1901 he became seriously ill and retired from football at the end of the 1901–02 season.[1] His benefit match was held against rivals Stoke on 15 April 1901; Vale won the game 2–1.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1894–95 | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1895–96 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1896–97 | Midland League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 1897–98 | Midland League | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 1898–99 | Second Division | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 1899–1900 | Second Division | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 1900–01 | Second Division | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 1901–02 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 161 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 205 | 9 | ||
Honours
[edit]Burslem Port Vale
- Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1898