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George Beech

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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(1964-01-04) (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)
0000–1911 Attercliffe Sports Club
1911–1914 The Wednesday 0 (0)
1914–???? Brighton & Hove Albion 6 (0)
0000–1921 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

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 22. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Beech George Brighton & Hove Albion 1926". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Chris (28 April 2014). "Match fit and ready to fight for their country". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Brighton and Hove Albion Squad Statistics 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.