Paul Beesley

Biography

Vastly experienced former Premier League defender who had been involved in transfers totalling over £1 million signed by Kenny Shiels on a short term deal in September 2001.

Born in Liverpool, 19-year-old Beesley joined Wigan Athletic in September 1984 from non-league Merseyside club, Marine. The defender spent five seasons playing for the Latics in the old Third Division (third tier), accumulating 185 appearances in all competitions between the 1983/1984 and 1989/1990 seasons.

In October 1989, Paul was snapped up by Leyton Orient in a transfer worth £175,000.

Honours
None

Last updated: 24 December 2017

Statistics

Apps
5
Goals
-
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
-
Minutes
450
Seasons
1
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
2001-20025000

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 7 Sep 2001

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Kenny Shiels8 Sep 20016 Oct 20015

Timeline

  1. Born

    Liverpool

  2. Signed

Appearances (5)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
6 Oct 2001 Ballymena United 3–2 Bangor First Division2001-2002 W
1 Oct 2001 Ballymena United 2–1 Omagh Town League Cup2001-2002 W
29 Sep 2001 Distillery 4–0 Ballymena United First Division2001-2002 L
15 Sep 2001 Armagh City 0–0 Ballymena United First Division2001-2002 D
8 Sep 2001 Ballymena United 1–2 Limavady Utd First Division2001-2002 L

Goals scored (0)

No goals recorded for these filters.