Shaun Beeley

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Shaun Beeley

| image = Shaun Beeley 07-04-2012 1.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Beeley playing for Fleetwood Town in 2012

| fullname = Shaun Anthony Beeley

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stockport, England

| height =

| currentclub = Warrington Town

| clubnumber = 2

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 2005–2007

| youthclubs1 = Oldham Athletic

| years1 = 2007 | clubs1 = Southport | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2007–2014 | clubs2 = Fleetwood Town | caps2 = 105 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = → Salford City (loan) | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = → Bury (loan) | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014–2016 | clubs5 = Morecambe | caps5 = 67 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = Barrow | caps6 = 34 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2017- | clubs7 = Warrington Town

| nationalyears1=2012

| nationalteam1 = England C

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 11:52, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

}}

Shaun Anthony Beeley (born 21 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Warrington Town. He has also been capped for England C.

Career

Beeley spent his youth career in the youth academy at Oldham Athletic.{{cite web|title=Shaun Beeley|url=http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/teams/first-team/shaun-beeley/|publisher=Fleetwood Town F.C.|access-date=14 August 2012}} He then joined Southport of the Conference National. Beeley joined Fleetwood Town on 1 November 2007. He was a member of the Fleetwood side that won promotion to the Conference North, Conference National and Football League Two. On 13 August 2012 Beeley made his Football League Cup debut against Nottingham Forest where Town lost 0–1 to the Championship side.{{cite web|last=Watt|first=William|title=Town's debut in the Capital One Cup – Full match report|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town/town-s-debut-in-the-captialone-cup-full-match-report-1-4831506|work=Blackpool Gazette|date=14 August 2012| access-date=14 August 2012}} On 30 January 2014, Beeley was released from Fleetwood Town.{{Cite web |title=Town release four |url=http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/article/town-release-four-1328094.aspx |publisher=Fleetwood Town F.C. |date=30 January 2014}}

Beeley joined Bury on a six-month loan deal from Fleetwood Town and he scored his first goal in the 1st round of the Football League Cup against Crewe Alexandra, Bury went on to win the match 3–2.

After being released by Fleetwood, Beeley agreed terms with Morecambe taking him to the end of the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|title=Transfer window: Morecambe sign defender Shaun Beeley|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25977236|publisher=BBC Sport| date=31 January 2014| access-date=9 February 2014}} Beeley signed a two-year deal with the Shrimps in May 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2014/may/shrimps-sign-four/|title=Shrimps sign four|publisher=Morecambe F.C.|date=19 May 2014}} Beeley was released by Morecambe in May 2016, and signed for Barrow AFC in the National League (formerly the Conference National).{{cite web|title=Shaun Beeley: Barrow sign former Morecambe right-back|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36629867|publisher=BBC Sport| date=25 June 2016| access-date=22 September 2016}} He spent one season at Barrow before being released.{{cite web|title=Barrow: Captain Danny Livesey and four others released by National League club|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39872462|publisher=BBC Sport| date=10 May 2017| access-date=10 May 2017}}

In July 2017 Beeley joined Warrington Town on a part-time basis, as he wanted to focus on pursuing a career outside football.{{cite web|url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/15392452.Four_arrive_to_boost_Carden_s_Yellows_squad/|title=Four arrive to boost Carden's Yellows squad| first=Matt |last=Turner |work=Warrington Guardian| date=6 July 2017}}

England C cap

Fleetwood Town's Shaun Beeley earned his first England C cap and follows in the steps of Highbury teammates Richard Brodie, Rob Atkinson, Peter Cavanagh and Andy Mangan who have all worn the Three Lions shirts. The 'C' team are the national football team that represents England at non-league level.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}

References

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