Harry Beadles

Not to be confused with Harry Beadle, English professional footballer.

Harry Beadles
Personal information
Full name George Harold Beadles
Date of birth (1897-09-28)28 September 1897
Place of birth Llanllwchaiarn, Wales
Date of death 29 August 1958(1958-08-29) (aged 60)
Place of death Sychdyn, Wales
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1920 Newtown
1920–1921 Grayson's of Garston
1921–1924 Liverpool 17 (6)
1924–1925 Cardiff City 31 (14)
1925–1926 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1926–1929 Southport 92 (61)
1929–1930 Dundalk 14 (6)
International career
1925 Wales 2 (0)
Managerial career
1929–1930 Dundalk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Harold "Harry" Beadles (28 September 1897 – 29 August 1958) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Liverpool, Cardiff City, Southport and Dundalk, as well as the Wales national football team. A veteran of World War I, he served in the 7th battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers after enlisting at the age of just 16. He took part in operations in Turkey, where he was awarded the Serbian Gold medal for his actions in saving a Serbian officer,[3] and Palestine.[4]

On his return to Britain, Beadles played amateur football for his local side Newtown and Liverpool based side Grayson's before being spotted by First Division side Liverpool, where he was part of consecutive First Division title winning sides in 1921–22 and 1922–23. However, he struggled to establish himself in the first team,[5][6] making 18 appearances during his 3 seasons at Anfield. He joined Cardiff City in August 1924 where he spent less than two seasons, including playing in the 1925 FA Cup Final,[7] before being sold to Sheffield Wednesday in an attempt to raise funds as the club experienced financial difficulties.[4]

Beadles never played a senior game for the first-team with Wednesday and he later finished his career with spells at Southport, where he was the club's top scorer for three consecutive seasons in the Third Division North, and Irish side Dundalk, where he served as player-manager.[5] During his career, he made over 100 appearances in the Football League and won 2 caps for Wales in 1925.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "Season preview 1927/28 – Southport F.C. (The Athletic News)". The Athletic News. 1 August 1927. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ "George Harold Beadles". Newtown Remembers. Retrieved 24 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "George Harold Beadles". Penmon. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Harry Beadles". LFC History. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Liverpoolbiog was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "1925 FA Cup Final". sportingchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Beadles-Bevan". Powys local history encyclopedia. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  9. ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 19–20. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.