Born
Ballymena
Joseph Beggs
Biography
Local half-back Joseph Beggs claim to fame was as a one game wonder for the Sky Blues in the early 1930’s. Born and raised within the town of Ballymena, Beggs was the youngest of ten – but had quickly risen through the ranks of local football with Summerfield in his late teens. He played for both Summerfield and had a spell with another Intermediate club, Victoria Rangers during the 1927/1928 season. It was during the popular ‘Summer Leagues’ in the town, where Beggs caught the eye of the Ballymena selection committee. He was called up to the senior ranks for…Read moreRead less
Local half-back Joseph Beggs claim to fame was as a one game wonder for the Sky Blues in the early 1930’s.
Born and raised within the town of Ballymena, Beggs was the youngest of ten – but had quickly risen through the ranks of local football with Summerfield in his late teens. He played for both Summerfield and had a spell with another Intermediate club, Victoria Rangers during the 1927/1928 season. It was during the popular ‘Summer Leagues’ in the town, where Beggs caught the eye of the Ballymena selection committee.
He was called up to the senior ranks for a trial game in October 1931, replacing the injured David Nelson in the Ballymena FC midfield for a derby game against Coleraine at the Warden Street Showgrounds. Ballymena comfortably won the league game 7-0, but despite the victory Beggs was harshly singled out as ‘not coming up to scratch’, by the Ballymena Observer newspaper, whilst also acknowledging the jump from Summer League football to Senior football.
It proved to be Joseph’s only fleeting competitive appearance in the sky blue colours, he tried his luck in a trial game during the following summer of 1932 but was not signed on Amateur forms for the 1932/1933 campaign. He continued to play locally within the town, but little is known of his footballing exploits after that bittersweet Autumn win over the Bannsiders.
Joseph Beggs passed away in Newtownabbey in January 1981, aged 71.
Career
Summerfield; (Oct 1927) Victoria Rangers; Summerfield; (Oct 1931) Ballymena
Born and raised within the town of Ballymena, Beggs was the youngest of ten – but had quickly risen through the ranks of local football with Summerfield in his late teens. He played for both Summerfield and had a spell with another Intermediate club, Victoria Rangers during the 1927/1928 season. It was during the popular ‘Summer Leagues’ in the town, where Beggs caught the eye of the Ballymena selection committee.
He was called up to the senior ranks for a trial game in October 1931, replacing the injured David Nelson in the Ballymena FC midfield for a derby game against Coleraine at the Warden Street Showgrounds. Ballymena comfortably won the league game 7-0, but despite the victory Beggs was harshly singled out as ‘not coming up to scratch’, by the Ballymena Observer newspaper, whilst also acknowledging the jump from Summer League football to Senior football.
It proved to be Joseph’s only fleeting competitive appearance in the sky blue colours, he tried his luck in a trial game during the following summer of 1932 but was not signed on Amateur forms for the 1932/1933 campaign. He continued to play locally within the town, but little is known of his footballing exploits after that bittersweet Autumn win over the Bannsiders.
Joseph Beggs passed away in Newtownabbey in January 1981, aged 71.
Career
Summerfield; (Oct 1927) Victoria Rangers; Summerfield; (Oct 1931) Ballymena
Obituary
ObituariesJoseph Beggs passed away in Newtownabbey in January 1981, aged 71.
Statistics
- Apps
- 1
- Goals
- -
- -
- -
- Goals/game
- -
- Minutes
- 90
- Seasons
- 1
| Season | Apps | Goals | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931-1932 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Club spells
First Spell
Joined: 2 Oct 1931 · Left: 9 Oct 1931
Other clubs played for
Managers played under
| Manager | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selection Committee | 3 Oct 1931 | 3 Oct 1931 | 1 |
Timeline
Signed
First competitive appearance · Last appearance
Ballymena 7–0 Coleraine· Irish League · Ballymena Showgrounds
Ballymena upset all calculations on Saturday, and incidentally smashed a long standing record, when, for the first time in their history, they defeated Coleraine at the Showgrounds. It was an overwhelming victory, the home forwards simply running riot and the half-backs joining them with a…
Recorded contract end
Died
Newtownabbey
Appearances (1)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1931 | Ballymena | 7–0 | Coleraine | Irish League1931-1932 | W |
Goals scored (0)
No goals recorded for these filters.