Ernie Beecham

Ernie Beecham
Personal information
Full name Ernest Cromwell Beecham[1]
Date of birth 23 July 1906
Place of birth Hertford, England
Date of death 14 August 1985(1985-08-14) (aged 79)[2]
Place of death Hertford, England[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ward End Works
Hertford Town
1925–1932 Fulham 174 (0)
1932–1935 Queens Park Rangers 86 (0)
1935 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
1935–1936 Swindon Town 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Cromwell Beecham (23 July 1906 – 1985) was an English professional footballer who made over 170 appearances in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper.[1] He holds for the club record for consecutive appearances after a debut (130) and his run was only halted by a cervical fracture of his spine, which he suffered in 1928.[3] Beecham also played league football for Queens Park Rangers and Swindon Town.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 22. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Ernie Beecham: 'Smashed by Soccer'". Independent Rs. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ "1925". Fulham Football Club. Retrieved 22 September 2017.