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Pat Beasley

Huddersfield Town AFC

1 appearance, 1 debut goal

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 2: A 1
100% successful

1939

captain: none
minutes played:
90

Profile

Full name Albert Beasley
Born 16 July 1913 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire [registered in Stourbridge, September 1913].

census notes

According to passenger lists, Pat was one of many footballers arriving at Southampton on 21 July 1939 from South Africa on board the UCL Athlone Castle. His address was stated as being 126 Broomfield Road.
According to the 1939 register, Albert is a professional footballer, and living at 126 Broomfield Road in the Marsh area of Huddersfield, with the Shaw's.

Died 27 February 1986 in Taunton, Somerset, aged 72 years 226 days [registered in Taunton Dean, February 1986].
Height/Weight 5' 8½", 11st. 2lbs [1938].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career

Club(s) Played school football with Brierley Hills, and played local league football with Cookesley FC and the Stourbridge FC. Arsenal FC signed him in May 1931, paying a £550 transfer fee. After 79 league appearances and nineteen goals, he joined Huddersfield Town AFC on 9 October 1936 for £750.  Returned to London with Arsenal FC during the war and also following the war and after 108 league appearances, and 24 goals for Town, Fulham FC signed him on 6 December 1945, making 153 league appearances, scoring thirteen times. Joining Bristol City FC as player-manager on 20 July 1950. He retired from playing in May 1952 after 66 league appearances and scored five goals.
Club honours Football League Champions 1933-34, 1934-35; FA Cup winners 1935-36 (did not play), runners-up 1937-38; Football League Division Two winners 1948-49;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career

Club(s) After retiring from playing in May 1952, Beasley continued to manage Bristol City FC until January 1958. He became joint manager of Birmingham City FC the following month, and took on sole responsibility from September 1958. He then became the team manager from January 1959 until May 1960.
Club honours Football League Division Three South winners 1954-55; Inter Cities Fair Cup runners-up 1959-60;

England Career

Player number 653rd player to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-left
Only match No. 223, 15 April 1939, Scotland 1 England 2, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 25 years 273 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1938-39;
Team honours British Championship shared 1938-39;
Individual honours FA Tour party of South Africa 1939; England War-time (two appearances)
Distinctions The eighth Worcestershirian to represent England

Beyond England

After leaving management, Beasley became the scout of Fulham FC from 1960 for a year, until he took up the management mantel again at Dover Athletic FC, from the middle of 1961 until April 1964. After retiring from football, he lived in Chard in Somerset. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.29.

 

Pat Beasley - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 90 1 90 min 1 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Pat Beasley - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Away - British Championship 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1

 

Pat Beasley - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1938-39 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1

 

Pat Beasley - Match History
 Club: Huddersfield Town A.F.C. - 1 full cap

F.A. International Select Committee - 1 full capx

Age 25
1 223 15 April 1939 - Scotland 1 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AW Start 67 11

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