Ernie Beecham

Ernie Beecham
Personal information
Full name Ernest Cromwell Beecham
Date of birth 23 July 1906
Place of birth Hertford, England
Date of death 14 August 1985(1985-08-14) (aged 79)
Place of death Hertford, England
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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. 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. Beecham also played league football for Queens Park Rangers and Swindon Town.

Personal life

Beecham attended Cowper School, Hertford.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 1925–26 Second Division 25 0 5 0 30 0
1926–27 42 0 2 0 44 0
1927–28 42 0 1 0 43 0
1928–29 Third Division South 13 0 0 0 13 0
1929–30 37 0 5 0 42 0
1930–31 6 0 0 0 6 0
1931–32 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 174 0 13 0 187 0
Queens Park Rangers 1932–33 Third Division South 42 0 5 0 47 0
1933–34 34 0 4 0 38 0
1934–35 10 0 0 0 10 0
Total 86 0 9 0 95 0
Swindon Town 1935–36 Third Division South 8 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 268 0 22 0 290 0

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.