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}}

| height = 1.78m{{Cite web |title=Augustus Richard Beeby (Gus Beeby) |url=https://playupliverpool.com/1924/01/01/augustus-richard-beeby-augustus-beeby-playupliverpool-com/ |access-date=8 December 2020 |website=Play Up, Liverpool |language=en}}

| 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

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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