George Beech
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Beech[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1892[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 January 1964 (aged 71)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Brighton, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1911 | Attercliffe Sports Club | ||
| 1911–1914 | The Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 1914– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | (0) |
| –1921 | Bridgend Town | ||
| 1921–1924 | Ebbw Vale | ||
| 1924–1925 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Beech (15 March 1892 – 4 January 1964) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward and left back in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1] He served as a coach during his second spell with the club.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Beech served as an acting sergeant with the Middlesex Regiment's 1st Football Battalion during the First World War.[2][5] After his retirement from football, Beech ran pubs in Brighton and qualified as a masseur.[2] He trained the Brighton Tigers between 1949 and 1952.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1914–15[6] | Southern League First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 22. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d "Our her-O's: Introducing the Orient players and staff that saw action in WWI". www.leytonorient.com. 6 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "Beech George Brighton & Hove Albion 1926". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Lloyd, Chris (28 April 2014). "Match fit and ready to fight for their country". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Brighton and Hove Albion Squad Statistics 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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- 1892 births
- 1964 deaths
- Footballers from Sheffield
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Bridgend Town A.F.C. players
- Ebbw Vale F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. non-playing staff
- Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players
- Masseurs
- Military personnel from Sheffield
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs