George Beech

George Beech
Personal information
Full name George Beech[1]
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death 4 January 1964(1964-01-04) (aged 71–72)[2]
Place of death Brighton, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Playing position Forward, left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Attercliffe Sports Club
1911 The Wednesday 0 (0)
1914–192? Brighton & Hove Albion 6 (0)
192?–1921 Bridgend Town
1921–1924 Ebbw Vale
1924–1925 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

George Beech (1892 – 4 January 1964) was an English professional football forward and left back who played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Personal life

Beech fought with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) (more popularly known as the 1st Football Battalion) during the First World War.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 1914–15[4] Southern League First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 4 0 0 0 4 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 22. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ Lloyd, Chris (28 April 2014). "Match fit and ready to fight for their country". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Brighton and Hove Albion Squad Statistics 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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