Peter Beadle
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Peter Clifford William James Beadle (born 13 May 1972 in Lambeth
) is an English
former football player and manager. A forward, he scored some 83 goals in 355 league games, mostly for the two Bristol clubs
.
He started his career at Gillingham
in 1990, and won a £300,000 move to Tottenham Hotspur
two years later. However he never made a first team appearance for "Spurs", and was instead loaned out to Bournemouth
and Southend United
, before he was transferred to Watford
in September 1994. He moved on to Bristol Rovers
a year later, and after an impressive spell with the club was signed by Port Vale
for £300,000 in August 1998. He was sold on to Notts County
in February 1999 for £250,000, before moving to Bristol City
for £200,000 seven months later. He spent four years with the club, as City reached the Football League Trophy
final twice, losing in 2000
and winning in 2003
. He retired after brief spells with Brentford
, Barnet
, and Team Bath
in 2003.
He entered management with Newport County
in October 2005. He kept the club in the Conference South
, and led the club to the FAW Premier Cup
final in 2007 and 2008, losing in 2007 and in 2008. However he was sacked in April 2008, after his team narrowly missed out on the play-offs for a second successive season. He then spent a brief spell in charge at Clevedon Town
in 2010.
Gillingham
while still a teenager, and showed much promise. He made 76 appearances in all competitions, scoring 15 goals, as Damien Richardson
's "Gills" struggled in mid-table in 1990–91 and 1991–92.
His promise earned him a move to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur
in summer 1992, who splashed out £300,000 to secure his services. He was loaned out to Tony Pulis
' Second Division
side Bournemouth
at the end of the 1992–93 season, where he scored twice in nine games. At the end of 1993–94 he joined First Division
club Southend United
on loan, scoring once in eight appearances for Peter Taylor's side.
He never made it onto the pitch for a competitive game at White Hart Lane
, and in September 1994 he was allowed to join Glenn Roeder
's Watford
for £5,000. This move was not a success, as proven by his record of just one goal in 24 league and cup appearances. After missing out on the First Division play-offs in 1994–95, Watford were relegated at the end of 1995–96
.
Beadle escaped Watford before the club were relegated, having signed for Bristol Rovers
in November 1995, manager John Ward paying a £30,000 fee. Rovers missed out on the play-offs by just three points in 1995–96. Rovers struggled in 1996–97 under rookie manager Ian Holloway
, and Beadle was the club's top scorer with 12 goals in 43 games, hitting a hat-trick past Bury
at the Memorial Stadium
. He hit fifteen league goals in 1997–98, and his new strike partner Barry Hayles
was the division's leading scorer with 23 strikes. Thanks to Beadle and Hayles, Rovers outscored the rest of the clubs in the division, though a leaky defence cost them an automatic promotion place, and an aggregate 4–3 defeat to Northampton Town
at the play-off semi-final
stage lost them the chance of second tier football. He scored two hat-tricks throughout the campaign, the first coming in a 5–3 thriller at home to former club Bournemouth, and the second coming in a 5–0 demolition of Wigan Athletic
.
Beadle joined John Rudge
's First Division Port Vale
for £300,000 in August 1998. He scored six goals in 26 games
, but new manager Brian Horton
sold him on to Sam Allardyce
's Second Division Notts County
for £250,000 in February 1999. In total he scored nine goals in forty games in 1998–99, for both clubs. After ten appearances in 1999–2000
, he was sold to league rivals Bristol City
for £200,000 in September 1999. This reunited him with former boss Tony Pulis. Beadle scored ten goals in 34 games for City in 1999–2000, helping the club to reach the Football League Trophy final
at Wembley by scoring in both legs of the semi-final against Exeter City
. However the "Robins" lost 2–1 to Stoke City
in the final.
He finished the 2000–01 season with just five goals in forty games, as the "Reds" finished a disappointing ninth. In September 2001, Luton Town
manager Joe Kinnear
was rumoured to be considering a move for the striker, who was on the sidelines recovering from a knee injury. However Beadle underwent an operation on his knee the next month, following advice from his surgeon. The injury kept him out of action for the entirety of the 2001–02 campaign.
In September 2002, Beadle was told he could leave the club on loan. Colchester United
manager Steve Whitton
confirmed he was interested in signing the striker, but no deal was made. City reached Football League Trophy for a second time in three years at the end of the season. They tasted victory at the Millennium Stadium
, beating Carlisle United
2–0
with goals from Peacock
and Rosenior
; Beadle was an unused substitute. He posted 32 appearances in 2002–03, scoring four goals. Beadle was released by the club in July 2003, with manager Danny Wilson looking to cut his wage bill in order to make new signings. He then went on trial at Cheltenham Town
, but was not offered a contract.
Beadle signed a one month contract with Wally Downes
' Brentford
in September 2003, only to be sent off twelve minutes into his debut against Tranmere Rovers
. Due to his subsequent suspension and an ankle injury he never played for the club again, and instead switched to Barnet
of the Football Conference
. He scored on his "Bees" debut in a win at Stevenage, he played for free, and impressed enough to win a short-term contract out of manager Martin Allen
. He scored five goals in fifteen games in 2003–04, before joining non-league side Team Bath
as a player-coach in December 2003. In June 2004 he moved from Bath to become player-commercial manager at Clevedon Town
. He later coached at Taunton Town
.
as manager
of Conference South
side Newport County
. His new club were on a run of seven successive defeats in the league, and following defeats in his first three games in charge, Beadle managed to slowly turn the club around. One of his first signings as manager was controversial striker Craig Hughes. By the end of the 2005–06
campaign his team went on a run of six wins in eight games, and avoided relegation by a four point margin.
In the 2006–07
season Newport progressed through the FA Cup
qualifying rounds to face Swansea City
in the FA Cup First Round. Fifteen minutes into the match Beadle was sent off by referee Anthony Bates after Beadle disputed a free-kick awarded to Swansea. As he left the field, Beadle confronted the fourth official, and a member of the crowd wounded the official by throwing a coin. In a post-match interview Beadle claimed not to have witnessed the attack and defended his 'passionate' approach to the game, claiming he did not deserve to be sent from the field for his outburst. Newport were subsequently fined a total of £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to control both their manager and their crowd. Beadle received a seven-match touchline ban after accepting misconduct charges, and was fined £1,500, half of which was suspended subject to good behaviour. He also issued an apology, stating that "I let not only myself and my family but my football club down."
County went on to finish 2006–07 in sixth place, missing out on the play-offs following a final day defeat at home to Cambridge City
– had they won the game they would have qualified for the play-offs. They did though the reach the final of the FAW Premier Cup
, where they lost 1–0 to The New Saints
. During the campaign Beadle signed three veteran players: Dean Holdsworth
(who would later replace him as manager), Darren Garner
, and Nathan Blake
.
The 2007–08 season saw the last instalment of the FAW Premier Cup, and Beadle led his club to the final with shock wins over the two Welsh giants: Swansea
and Cardiff City
. A 1–0 win over Llanelli
in the final meant that Newport got to keep the trophy and the £100,000 prize money. However Newport finished ninth in the league in 2007–08
, once again a final day defeat at Newport Stadium
cost them a place in the play-offs. Had they beaten Fisher Athletic
then they would have finished fifth, and would of guaranteed themselves a play-off spot. This disappointment cost Beadle his job, as the day after the defeat, 27 April, he was sacked.
In March 2010 Beadle was appointed manager of Clevedon Town
. He vacated the position in the summer after failing to prevent their relegation
from the Southern Football League Premier Division.
with Newport County
Lambeth
Lambeth is a district of south London, England, and part of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated southeast of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...
) is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
former football player and manager. A forward, he scored some 83 goals in 355 league games, mostly for the two Bristol clubs
Bristol derby
The Bristol derby is the name given to football matches played between Bristol Rovers and Bristol City . The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals, leading to a heated atmosphere at these matches...
.
He started his career at Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
in 1990, and won a £300,000 move to Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
two years later. However he never made a first team appearance for "Spurs", and was instead loaned out to Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
and Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
, before he was transferred to Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
in September 1994. He moved on to Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
a year later, and after an impressive spell with the club was signed by Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
for £300,000 in August 1998. He was sold on to Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
in February 1999 for £250,000, before moving to Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
for £200,000 seven months later. He spent four years with the club, as City reached the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
final twice, losing in 2000
2000 Football League Trophy Final
The 2000 Football League Trophy Final was the 17th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Second and Third Division of the Football League...
and winning in 2003
2003 Football League Trophy Final
The 2003 Football League Trophy Final was the 20th final of the Football League Trophy - a domestic football cup competition for teams from the Football League Second and Third Division. The match was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and was contested by Bristol City and Carlisle...
. He retired after brief spells with Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
, Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
, and Team Bath
Team Bath F.C.
Team Bath was an English association football club affiliated with the University of Bath in the city of Bath, Somerset at the turn of the 21st century. The club was formed to allow the players to combine professional football with higher education...
in 2003.
He entered management with Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
in October 2005. He kept the club in the Conference South
Conference South
Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...
, and led the club to the FAW Premier Cup
FAW Premier Cup
The FAW Premier Cup is a defunct Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales from 1997 to 2008...
final in 2007 and 2008, losing in 2007 and in 2008. However he was sacked in April 2008, after his team narrowly missed out on the play-offs for a second successive season. He then spent a brief spell in charge at Clevedon Town
Clevedon Town F.C.
Clevedon Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Clevedon, North Somerset. They currently play in the Southern League Division One South & West.-History:...
in 2010.
Playing career
A striker, he made his debut at Fourth DivisionFootball League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
while still a teenager, and showed much promise. He made 76 appearances in all competitions, scoring 15 goals, as Damien Richardson
Damien Richardson
Damien John Richardson is an Irish football manager and former player. He currently has no club attachments, having left Cork City at the end of the 2007 season. Richardson formerly managed Gillingham in England and Cobh Ramblers, Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers in Ireland.Richardson's father...
's "Gills" struggled in mid-table in 1990–91 and 1991–92.
His promise earned him a move to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
in summer 1992, who splashed out £300,000 to secure his services. He was loaned out to Tony Pulis
Tony Pulis
Anthony Richard "Tony" Pulis is a Welsh former football player and is currently the manager of Stoke City. Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at the age of 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 21 – making him one of the youngest professional players ever to have obtained the qualification...
' Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
side Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
at the end of the 1992–93 season, where he scored twice in nine games. At the end of 1993–94 he joined First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
club Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
on loan, scoring once in eight appearances for Peter Taylor's side.
He never made it onto the pitch for a competitive game at White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230....
, and in September 1994 he was allowed to join Glenn Roeder
Glenn Roeder
Glenn Victor Roeder is an English football manager and former player, most recently in charge at Norwich City. As a player, Roeder represented England B on 7 occasions...
's Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
for £5,000. This move was not a success, as proven by his record of just one goal in 24 league and cup appearances. After missing out on the First Division play-offs in 1994–95, Watford were relegated at the end of 1995–96
1995–96 Watford F.C. season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.-Season summary:In Glenn Roeder's third season as manager, Watford struggled and Roeder was sacked in February with the club bottom of the table...
.
Beadle escaped Watford before the club were relegated, having signed for Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
in November 1995, manager John Ward paying a £30,000 fee. Rovers missed out on the play-offs by just three points in 1995–96. Rovers struggled in 1996–97 under rookie manager Ian Holloway
Ian Holloway
Ian Scott Holloway is an English football manager and former player. He became the manager of Blackpool in May 2009. Holloway is well-known amongst football fans for his off-the-wall interviews, with a wide selection of quotes and soundbites being printed. Holloway's playing career spanned 18...
, and Beadle was the club's top scorer with 12 goals in 43 games, hitting a hat-trick past Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
at the Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Bristol)
The Memorial Stadium, also commonly known by its previous name of The Memorial Ground, is a sports ground in Bristol, England, dedicated to the memory of the rugby union players of the city killed during World War I...
. He hit fifteen league goals in 1997–98, and his new strike partner Barry Hayles
Barry Hayles
Barrington Edward "Barry" Hayles is a footballer who plays for Conference South club Truro City as a striker, having previously played for Stevenage Borough, Bristol Rovers, Fulham, Sheffield United, Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City and Cheltenham Town...
was the division's leading scorer with 23 strikes. Thanks to Beadle and Hayles, Rovers outscored the rest of the clubs in the division, though a leaky defence cost them an automatic promotion place, and an aggregate 4–3 defeat to Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
at the play-off semi-final
1998 Football League play-offs
The Football League play-offs for the 1997-98 season were held in May 1998, with the finals taking place at the old Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals will be played over two legs and will be contested by the teams who finish in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League...
stage lost them the chance of second tier football. He scored two hat-tricks throughout the campaign, the first coming in a 5–3 thriller at home to former club Bournemouth, and the second coming in a 5–0 demolition of Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
.
Beadle joined John Rudge
John Rudge
John Robert Rudge is an English former football player and football manager. He is currently working as the director of football at Stoke City....
's First Division Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
for £300,000 in August 1998. He scored six goals in 26 games
1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was Port Vale's eighty-seventh season of football in the Football League, and fifth successive season in the First Division. It was the end of an era for the club, as manager of sixteen years John Rudge was sacked in January, and was replaced by Brian Horton...
, but new manager Brian Horton
Brian Horton
Brian Horton is an English former footballer and manager, who is working as Phil Brown's assistant at Preston North End.Horton played for Hednesford Town, Port Vale, Brighton & Hove Albion, Luton Town and Hull City as a midfielder...
sold him on to Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
's Second Division Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
for £250,000 in February 1999. In total he scored nine goals in forty games in 1998–99, for both clubs. After ten appearances in 1999–2000
1999–2000 Notts County F.C. season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Notts County F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.-Season summary:Despite the departure of manager Sam Allardyce to his old club, Bolton Wanderers, in October, Notts County enjoyed a strong season in the Second Division to finish 8th,...
, he was sold to league rivals Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
for £200,000 in September 1999. This reunited him with former boss Tony Pulis. Beadle scored ten goals in 34 games for City in 1999–2000, helping the club to reach the Football League Trophy final
2000 Football League Trophy Final
The 2000 Football League Trophy Final was the 17th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Second and Third Division of the Football League...
at Wembley by scoring in both legs of the semi-final against Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
. However the "Robins" lost 2–1 to Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
in the final.
He finished the 2000–01 season with just five goals in forty games, as the "Reds" finished a disappointing ninth. In September 2001, Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
manager Joe Kinnear
Joe Kinnear
Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kinnear is an Irish football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Newcastle United....
was rumoured to be considering a move for the striker, who was on the sidelines recovering from a knee injury. However Beadle underwent an operation on his knee the next month, following advice from his surgeon. The injury kept him out of action for the entirety of the 2001–02 campaign.
In September 2002, Beadle was told he could leave the club on loan. Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
manager Steve Whitton
Steve Whitton
Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.In a playing career spanning 20 years , he made more than 450 league appearances. Whitton played in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and...
confirmed he was interested in signing the striker, but no deal was made. City reached Football League Trophy for a second time in three years at the end of the season. They tasted victory at the Millennium Stadium
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
, beating Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
2–0
2003 Football League Trophy Final
The 2003 Football League Trophy Final was the 20th final of the Football League Trophy - a domestic football cup competition for teams from the Football League Second and Third Division. The match was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and was contested by Bristol City and Carlisle...
with goals from Peacock
Lee Peacock
Lee Peacock is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward and midfielder and is currently playing for Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville...
and Rosenior
Liam Rosenior
Liam James Rosenior is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a defender. He is the son of former Brentford manager Leroy Rosenior, and spent time on loan at Torquay United, where his father was manager, during their promotion season .-Club career:Born in London, Rosenior started his...
; Beadle was an unused substitute. He posted 32 appearances in 2002–03, scoring four goals. Beadle was released by the club in July 2003, with manager Danny Wilson looking to cut his wage bill in order to make new signings. He then went on trial at Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...
, but was not offered a contract.
Beadle signed a one month contract with Wally Downes
Wally Downes
Walter John "Wally" Downes is an English former football player and manager, he is currently a first team coach at West Ham UnitedHe is the nephew of former world middleweight boxing champion Terry Downes.-Playing career:...
' Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
in September 2003, only to be sent off twelve minutes into his debut against Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
. Due to his subsequent suspension and an ankle injury he never played for the club again, and instead switched to Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
of the Football Conference
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
. He scored on his "Bees" debut in a win at Stevenage, he played for free, and impressed enough to win a short-term contract out of manager Martin Allen
Martin Allen
Martin James Allen is a former football player and current manager of Notts County. He played more than 100 games for each Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before finishing his playing career with Portsmouth and Southend United. Five years later, he took his first job in management, at...
. He scored five goals in fifteen games in 2003–04, before joining non-league side Team Bath
Team Bath F.C.
Team Bath was an English association football club affiliated with the University of Bath in the city of Bath, Somerset at the turn of the 21st century. The club was formed to allow the players to combine professional football with higher education...
as a player-coach in December 2003. In June 2004 he moved from Bath to become player-commercial manager at Clevedon Town
Clevedon Town F.C.
Clevedon Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Clevedon, North Somerset. They currently play in the Southern League Division One South & West.-History:...
. He later coached at Taunton Town
Taunton Town F.C.
Taunton Town Football Club are an English football club based in Taunton, Somerset, England. They compete in the Southern Football League Division One South & West, and play their home matches at their Wordsworth Drive ground which they moved into during the 1953 season...
.
Management career
In October 2005, Beadle replaced John CornforthJohn Cornforth (footballer)
John Cornforth is a former Wales international football player and is now a coach, most recently Head Coach at English League Two side Torquay United F.C...
as manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
of Conference South
Conference South
Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...
side Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
. His new club were on a run of seven successive defeats in the league, and following defeats in his first three games in charge, Beadle managed to slowly turn the club around. One of his first signings as manager was controversial striker Craig Hughes. By the end of the 2005–06
2005–06 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Conference South and they had been ever-present since the introduction of the Conference North & South in 2004. The club finished in 18th place for the second consecutive season....
campaign his team went on a run of six wins in eight games, and avoided relegation by a four point margin.
In the 2006–07
2006–07 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Conference South and they had been ever-present since the introduction of the Conference North & South in 2004....
season Newport progressed through the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
qualifying rounds to face Swansea City
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
in the FA Cup First Round. Fifteen minutes into the match Beadle was sent off by referee Anthony Bates after Beadle disputed a free-kick awarded to Swansea. As he left the field, Beadle confronted the fourth official, and a member of the crowd wounded the official by throwing a coin. In a post-match interview Beadle claimed not to have witnessed the attack and defended his 'passionate' approach to the game, claiming he did not deserve to be sent from the field for his outburst. Newport were subsequently fined a total of £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to control both their manager and their crowd. Beadle received a seven-match touchline ban after accepting misconduct charges, and was fined £1,500, half of which was suspended subject to good behaviour. He also issued an apology, stating that "I let not only myself and my family but my football club down."
County went on to finish 2006–07 in sixth place, missing out on the play-offs following a final day defeat at home to Cambridge City
Cambridge City F.C.
Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:The club was founded in 1908 Cambridge Town F.C., as Cambridge had not been granted city status at that point, and were committed to amateur sport...
– had they won the game they would have qualified for the play-offs. They did though the reach the final of the FAW Premier Cup
FAW Premier Cup
The FAW Premier Cup is a defunct Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales from 1997 to 2008...
, where they lost 1–0 to The New Saints
The New Saints F.C.
The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club , also known as The New Saints or simply TNS is a full-time-professional British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry in Shropshire, England . They play in the Welsh Premier League...
. During the campaign Beadle signed three veteran players: Dean Holdsworth
Dean Holdsworth
Dean Christopher Holdsworth is an English former professional football player, now manager. As a striker he scored 193 goals in 610 league games over a 22 year career. Despite playing for 16 clubs in 19 spells the majority of his goals and appearances came at Brentford, Wimbledon, and Bolton...
(who would later replace him as manager), Darren Garner
Darren Garner
Darren John Garner is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Bodmin Town.Garner began his professional football career as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in March 1989...
, and Nathan Blake
Nathan Blake
Nathan Alexander Blake is a Welsh former professional footballer, who played in the Premier League for several clubs and also represented his country at international level...
.
The 2007–08 season saw the last instalment of the FAW Premier Cup, and Beadle led his club to the final with shock wins over the two Welsh giants: Swansea
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
and Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
. A 1–0 win over Llanelli
Llanelli A.F.C.
Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....
in the final meant that Newport got to keep the trophy and the £100,000 prize money. However Newport finished ninth in the league in 2007–08
2007–08 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Conference South and they had been ever-present since the introduction of the Conference North & South in 2004....
, once again a final day defeat at Newport Stadium
Newport Stadium
Newport Stadium is a football and athletics stadium in Newport, Wales. It is currently the home of Newport County A.F.C., Llanwern F.C. and Newport Harriers Athletic Club. Albion Rovers F.C...
cost them a place in the play-offs. Had they beaten Fisher Athletic
Fisher Athletic F.C.
Fisher Athletic F.C. was a semi-professional football club from South East London, which last played in the Conference South, which is one of the two leagues that form the sixth tier of the English football league system. The Bermondsey-based club ground-shared at Champion Hill Stadium, the home...
then they would have finished fifth, and would of guaranteed themselves a play-off spot. This disappointment cost Beadle his job, as the day after the defeat, 27 April, he was sacked.
In March 2010 Beadle was appointed manager of Clevedon Town
Clevedon Town F.C.
Clevedon Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Clevedon, North Somerset. They currently play in the Southern League Division One South & West.-History:...
. He vacated the position in the summer after failing to prevent their relegation
2009–10 Southern Football League
The 2009-10 season was the 106th in the history of the Southern League.-Premier Division:The Premier Division featured five new clubs:*Didcot Town, promoted from Division One South & West*Hednesford Town, transferred from Northern Premier League...
from the Southern Football League Premier Division.
Honours
with Bristol City- Football League TrophyFootball League TrophyThe Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
runner-up: 20002000 Football League Trophy FinalThe 2000 Football League Trophy Final was the 17th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Second and Third Division of the Football League... - Football League TrophyFootball League TrophyThe Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
winner: 20032003 Football League Trophy FinalThe 2003 Football League Trophy Final was the 20th final of the Football League Trophy - a domestic football cup competition for teams from the Football League Second and Third Division. The match was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and was contested by Bristol City and Carlisle...
with Newport County
- FAW Premier CupFAW Premier CupThe FAW Premier Cup is a defunct Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales from 1997 to 2008...
runner-up: 2007 - FAW Premier CupFAW Premier CupThe FAW Premier Cup is a defunct Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales from 1997 to 2008...
winner: 2008