Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest Cromwell Beecham[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Hertford, England | ||
Date of death | 14 August 1985[2] | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Hertford, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | 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.[1] He holds for the club record for consecutive appearances after a debut (130) and his run was only halted by a broken neck suffered in 1928.[3] Beecham also played league football for Queens Park Rangers and Swindon Town.[1]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham | 1925–26[5] | Second Division | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
1926–27[5] | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
1927–28[5] | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
1928–29[5] | Third Division South | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
1929–30[5] | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
1930–31[5] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
1931–32[5] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 174 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 187 | 0 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 1932–33[6] | Third Division South | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
1933–34[7] | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
1934–35[8] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 86 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 0 | ||
Swindon Town | 1935–36[9] | Third Division South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Career total | 268 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 290 | 0 |