Doug Beach Explained

Doug Beach
Fullname:Douglas Frederick Beach[1]
Birth Date:2 February 1920
Birth Place:Watford, England
Death Place:Tavistock, England[2]
Position:Full back
Years1:1945–1946
Caps1:3
Goals1:2
Years2:1946–1947
Clubs2:Luton Town
Caps2:23
Goals2:0
Years3:1947–1949
Clubs3:Southend United
Caps3:41
Goals3:0
Years4:1949–1950
Caps4:30
Goals4:0
Clubs5:Chelmsford City
Clubs6:Biggleswade Town
Totalcaps:97
Totalgoals:2

Douglas Frederick Beach (2 February 1920 – 18 August 2006) was an English footballer who played as a full back in the Football League. His career began with Sheffield Wednesday as an amateur, joining Colchester United after World War II had ended. He played in the Football League for Luton Town and Southend United, before rejoining Colchester.

Career

Born in Watford, Beach began his career as an amateur with Sheffield Wednesday.[3] He did not make a first-team appearance for Wednesday, joining Southern League side Colchester United in 1945.[1]

Beach made three Southern League appearances for Colchester,[4] scoring twice,[5] before being signed permanently to Football League side Luton Town in 1946. He made 23 league appearances for the Hatters until 1947, when he joined Southend United.[3]

With Southend, Beach made 41 league appearances[6] and played one FA Cup game for the club, scoring no goals.[7] Beach rejoined Essex neighbours Colchester United in 1949, winning the Southern League Cup and finishing as runner-up in the league and gaining election to the Football League for the following season. Beach would not go on to represent Colchester in the Football League, his last appearance coming on 6 May 1950 in a 0–0 draw against Barry Town.[1] He made 30 appearances for the U's in his second stint,[8] teaming up with Chelmsford City and later Biggleswade Town after his Colchester exit.[1]

Honours

Colchester United

All honours referenced by:[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colchester United – Player profile . Coludata.co.uk . 21 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104024841/http://coludata.co.uk/player.asp?pid=63 . 4 November 2013 .
  2. Ancestry.com. England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
  3. Web site: LUTON TOWN:1946/47-2008/09 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database . 21 March 2013 .
  4. Web site: Colchester United – Appearances – 1946–1947 . Coludata.co.uk . 21 March 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130420023556/http://www.coludata.co.uk/appearances.asp?sid=5&cid=2&tid=All&act=all . 20 April 2013 .
  5. Web site: Colchester United – Goalscorers . Coludata.co.uk . 21 March 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130419221547/http://www.coludata.co.uk/goals.asp?sid=5&cid=2&tid=All&act=all . 19 April 2013 .
  6. Web site: SOUTHEND UNITED:1946/47-2011/12 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database . 21 March 2013 .
  7. Web site: SUFCdb – Player Detail – Doug Beach . SUFCdb . 21 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120506172346/http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/index.php?option=com_indplay&Itemid=61&pno=298 . 6 May 2012 . dead .
  8. Web site: Colchester United – Appearances – 1949–1950 . Coludata.co.uk . 21 March 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130419224518/http://www.coludata.co.uk/appearances.asp?sid=9&cid=2&tid=All&act=all . 19 April 2013 .
  9. Web site: Southern League Cup . Coludaybyday . 21 March 2013 .
  10. Web site: Southern League . Coludaybyday . 21 March 2013 .

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