Jim Beardall | |
Fullname: | James Thomas Beardall |
Birth Date: | 1946 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Heywood, Greater Manchester, England |
Death Place: | Bury, Greater Manchester, England |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Whitefield |
Years1: | 1962–1963 |
Clubs1: | Bury |
Clubs2: | Prestwich United |
Years3: | 1964–1967 |
Clubs3: | Bury |
Years4: | 1967–1969 |
Caps4: | 6 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 1969–1970 |
Caps5: | 22 |
Goals5: | 10 |
Years6: | 1970–1973 |
Years7: | 1973 |
Clubs7: | Radcliffe |
Years8: | 1973–1976 |
James Thomas Beardall (18 October 1946 – 13 February 2014) was an English footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Heywood, Greater Manchester, Beardall started his career with boyhood club Bury as an amateur, rejecting a trial at Manchester United in favour of the club he supported.[1]
He continued as an amateur before playing for Blackburn Rovers and Oldham Athletic as a professional.[1]
Beardall passed away in 2014, after suffering with dementia.[1]