Jim Beech

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.

Jim Beech
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

Career

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

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1894–95Second Division1401010160
1895–96Second Division20000020
1896–97Midland League2412050311
1897–98Midland League1805150281
1898–99Second Division3143060404
1899–1900Second Division3114060411
1900–01Second Division3121020342
1901–02Second Division1002010130
Total 16181812602059

Honours

Burslem Port Vale

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 23. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Kent, Jeff (November 1998). The Potteries Derbies. Witan Books. p. 62. ISBN 0-9529152-3-5.
  3. Jim Beech at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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