Carl Beeston

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Carl Beeston
Personal information
Full name Carl Frederick Beeston [1]
Date of birth (1967-06-30) 30 June 1967 (age 56) [1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1997 Stoke City 236 (13)
1997 → Hereford United (loan) 9 (2)
1997 Southend United 6 (0)
1997–1999 Hednesford Town
1999–2000 Stafford Rangers
Total251(15)
International career
1988 England U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carl Frederick Beeston (born 30 June 1967) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Stoke City, Hereford United and Southend United. [3] He was capped once for England under-21s in 1988. [4] He also played non-league football for Hednesford Town and Stafford Rangers. [1] [3]

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Career

Beeston was born in Stoke-on-Trent and progressed through the youth ranks at Stoke City making his first team debut against Coventry City on the final day of 1984–85 season with Stoke already relegated. [1] He played six matches in 1985–86 scoring his first senior goal in the Full Members Cup against Coventry. He was missing from the entire 1986–87 season due to contracting glandular fever. [1] He returned to the side and became a vital member of Mick Mills' first team displaying good form as a 'box-to-box' midfielder with an eye for a spectacular goal which earned him a call up to the England U21 side. [1]

Stoke had an awful 1989–90 season which ended with relegation to the third tier which was followed by their lowest league finish of 14th in 1990–91. [1] New manager Lou Macari came in and set about turning around Stoke's fortunes and Beeston played a vital part. He played 57 matches in 1991–92 as Stoke reached the Football League play-offs, losing to Stockport County, although they did beat County in the final of the Football League Trophy. [1]

Beeston played 32 times in 1992–93 as Stoke won the Division Two title but over the summer he had to have his ankle rebuilt by surgeons and he had to miss the entire 1993–94 season. [1] After his return from injury he was never able to reproduce his form in centre midfield and so was used on the right wing and helped Stoke reach the play-offs in 1995–96, losing out to Leicester City. [1] He played 18 times in 1996–97 in what was his final season at the Victoria Ground and left for Southend United after previously spending time out on loan at Hereford United. [1] He brought his career to an end with non-league Hednesford Town and Stafford Rangers. [1]

Career statistics

Source: [5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1984–85 First Division 100000—10
1985–86 Second Division 5000001 [lower-alpha 1] 161
1986–87 Second Division0000000000
1987–88 Second Division12000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
1988–89 Second Division232002000252
1989–90 Second Division38210101 [lower-alpha 1] 0412
1990–91 Third Division 37230301 [lower-alpha 2] 0442
1991–92 Third Division43321418 [lower-alpha 3] 1576
1992–93 Second Division27320102 [lower-alpha 2] 0323
1993–94 First Division0000000000
1994–95 First Division16100101 [lower-alpha 4] 0181
1995–96 First Division160000000160
1996–97 First Division1800000—180
Total236138112115227117
Hereford United (loan) 1996–97 Third Division9200000092
Southend United 1997–98 Second Division6000300090
Career total251158115115228919
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Seven appearances and one goal in Football League Trophy and one appearance in the Third Division play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance in Anglo-Italian Cup

Honours

Stoke City

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN   1-874287-39-2.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 348. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. 1 2 "Carl Beeston". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  4. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England – U-21 International Results 1986–1995 – Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  5. ↑ Carl Beeston at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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