Ernie Beecham

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Ernie Beecham
Personal information
Full name Ernest Cromwell Beecham [1]
Date of birth 23 July 1906
Place of birth Hertford, England
Date of death 14 August 1985(1985-08-14) (aged 79) [2]
Place of death Hertford, England [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Ward End Works
Hertford Town
1925–1932 Fulham 174 (0)
1932–1935 Queens Park Rangers 86 (0)
1935 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
1935–1936 Swindon Town 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Cromwell Beecham (23 July 1906 – 1985) was an English professional footballer who made over 170 appearances in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper. [1] He holds for the club record for consecutive appearances after a debut (130) and his run was only halted by a cervical fracture of his spine, which he suffered in 1928. [3] Beecham also played league football for Queens Park Rangers and Swindon Town. [1]

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Personal life

Beecham attended Cowper School, Hertford. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 1925–26 [5] Second Division 25050300
1926–27 [5] 42020440
1927–28 [5] 42010430
1928–29 [5] Third Division South 13000130
1929–30 [5] 37050420
1930–31 [5] 600060
1931–32 [5] 900090
Total17401301870
Queens Park Rangers 1932–33 [6] Third Division South42050470
1933–34 [7] 34040380
1934–35 [8] 10000100
Total86090950
Swindon Town 1935–36 [9] Third Division South800080
Career total26802202900

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 22. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 "Ernie Beecham: 'Smashed by Soccer'". Independent Rs. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "1925". Fulham Football Club. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ernie Beecham". DT92. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ernest Beecham". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1932–33". QPRnet. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1933–34". QPRnet. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1934–35". QPRnet. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ernie Beecham – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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