Augustus Beeby
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Augustus Beeby
| image =
| fullname = Augustus Richard Beeby
| birth_date = 24 January 1889
| birth_place = Ashbourne, England
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1974|1889}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| years1 = 1906–1908
| clubs1 = Osmaston
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1908
| clubs2 = Ashbourne Town
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1908–1911
| clubs3 = Liverpool
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1911–1912
| clubs4 = Manchester City
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1912–1913
| clubs5 = Tranmere Rovers
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
}}
Augustus Richard Beeby (24 January 1889 – 1974), sometimes known as Dick Beeby, was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Liverpool and Manchester City.{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=22}}{{WorldFootball.net|id=augustus-beeby}}{{Cite web |title=Beeby Augustus Liverpool 1909 |url=http://vintagefootballers.com/product/beeby-augustus-image-1-liverpool-1909/ |access-date=8 January 2019 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}}
Personal life
Beeby served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.{{Cite news |title=Augustus Richard Beeby {{!}} Service Record |language=en-US |work=Football and the First World War |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/augustus-beeby-footballer/ |access-date=29 November 2017}}
Career statistics
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- Tranmere Rovers career|date=November 2017}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |Total |
Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
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rowspan="3" |Liverpool
|1909–10{{Cite web |title=Augustus Beeby |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/augustus-beeby-43544/ |access-date=29 November 2017 |website=11v11.com}} | rowspan="2" |First Division |5 |0 |0 |0 |5 |0 |
1910–11
|11 |0 |0 |0 |11 |0 |
colspan="2" |Total
!16 !0 !0 !0 !16 !0 |
Manchester City
|1911–12{{Cite web |title=Dick Beeby – Manchester City Player Statistics |url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/211/Dick-Beeby |access-date=8 December 2020 |website=StatCity}} |First Division |11 |0 |0 |0 |11 |0 |
colspan="3" |Career total
!27 !0 !0 !0 !27 !0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/537 Augustus Beeby] at lfchistory.net
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006223350/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/past-players/augustus-beeby Augustus Beeby] at liverpoolfc.com
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:People from Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Category:Footballers from Derbyshire
Category:English Football League players
Category:British Army personnel of World War I
Category:Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers
Category:Military personnel from Derbyshire
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