Paul Beesley

Paul Beesley

Personal information
Full name	Paul Beesley
Date of birth	21 July 1965 (1965-07-21)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Marine
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1984–1989	Wigan Athletic	155	(3)
1989–1990	Leyton Orient	32	(1)
1990–1995	Sheffield United	168	(7)
1995–1997	Leeds United	22	(0)
1997–1998	Manchester City	13	(0)
1997–1998	→ Port Vale (loan)	5	(0)
1998	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)	8	(0)
1998–1999	Port Vale	35	(3)
1999–2000	Blackpool	18	(0)
2000–2001	Chester City	31	(0)
2001	Stalybridge Celtic	26	(0)
2001–2002	Ballymena United	?	(?)
Total		513+	(14+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Paul Beesley (born 21 July 1965) is an English former footballer.

Playing career

Beesley joined Wigan Athletic in 1984, staying for five years and making over 150 league appearances. He joined Leyton Orient for £175,000 on 20 October 1989. He was sold on to Sheffield United for £125,000 profit less than eight months later.

He played 168 league games for the Blades, helping them reach the top flight in 1990 and keeping them there for four years (being voted joint player of the year by the club's fans in 1993, along with goalkeeper Alan Kelly), before he was sold to Leeds United in 1995 for a £500,000 fee.

After just 22 Premier League games at Elland Road he was sold on to Manchester City for double the fee Leeds had paid for him, but he was not successful at Maine Road. He had loan spells with both Port Vale and West Bromwich Albion before signing for Vale on a free transfer in 1998. He played 35 league games before moving on to Blackpool the next year. He also played for Chester City and Stalybridge Celtic.

Post-retirement

Beesley worked as a youth team coach at Notts County, before he was appointed under-18 coach at Leeds United.

External links

• Paul Beesley career stats at Soccerbase