Lee Beevers
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Lee Beevers is a Wales
Under-21 international footballer
, currently playing for Walsall
following spells with Ipswich Town, Boston United, Lincoln City and Colchester United.
scout Sonny Sweeney while playing in his hometown of Doncaster
and began commuting to Ipswich at weekends to represent the club's School of Excellence, joining the club on a full time basis as a scholar in July 2000 and signing his first professional contract in March 2001. On 22 January 2003, Beevers and fellow young professional Steve Burton
were told by Ipswich's manager Joe Royle
that their contracts would not be renewed at the end of the season and that they were free to seek new clubs. The following week, Beevers joined Boston United
on trial appearing for the club's reserve team in a 3–0 victory over Lincoln City
's reserve team on 29 January 2003. In February 2003 he joined Colchester United
on trial but he did not earn a contract from the club and returned to Portman Road
. On 26 March 2003 Beevers and fellow Ipswich Town
youngster Robert Dickinson joined Boston United
on loan until the end of the season. Having been an unused substitute for the 2–1 home victory over Macclesfield Town
on 26 April 2003, he made his Football League debut as an 82nd minute substitute for Peter Costello
in the 2–1 victory at Cambridge United
on 3 May 2003.
on a full time basis. His performances at Boston earned him numerous awards whilst at the club, and also got the attention of the Welsh national team
, where he has represented his country at Under-21 level.
Beevers can play anywhere along the defensive line, however, his most adept position is right-back. Beevers has also demonstrated that he is capable of playing as a right-sided wing-back and in front of the defensive line as both a defensive midfielder and a central midfielder too.
His solid performances at Lincoln have earned him a lot of respect amongst the fans, as his performances at Boston did for their fans. In the 2005–06 season, he played a very vital role in the team, however, due to the teams tactical system back then, he sometimes got scrutinized for mistakes and was often the scapegoat when things weren't going too well. Thus far in the 2006–07 season, he has adapted very well to the new tactical system employed by new Head Coach Peter Jackson, and his form in various positions on the pitch has meant that he has been an ever present in the squad.
outfit Colchester United
on a two-year contract.
Despite starting the first few games relatively brightly for Colchester United under then manager Paul Lambert
, Beevers sustained an injury to his shoulder during a competitive match against Milton Keynes Dons. This resulted in him missing three months of the season, over which period he was plagued by other smaller injuries postponing his return to action. Due to his long absence and lack of fitness, he failed to make an impact in the 2009–10 season and didn't manage to break back into the starting line-up, only making a handful of substitution appearances.
Beevers started pre season in a new holding midfield role where he impressed enough to earn himself a sub appearance at Exeter. Despite making a handful of appearances, mainly from the bench, in 2010–11, he was released from his contract on 10 May 2011 and the U's continued shaping their squad for the new season.
on 14 July 2011.
|2002–03|||Ipswich Town
|||Division One
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|2002–03|||Boston United
(loan)|||Division Three
||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Ipswich Town Total
!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0
|-
|2003–04||rowspan=2|Boston United
|||Division Three
||40||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||41||2
|-
|2004–05|||League Two
||31||1||4||0||2||1||0||0||37||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Boston United Total
!71!!3!!5!!0!!2!!1!!0!!0!!78!!4
|-
|2004–05||rowspan=5|Lincoln City
||rowspan=5|League Two
||8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||0
|-
|2005–06|||33||1||2||0||2||1||0||0||37||2
|-
|2006–07|||44||5||1||0||1||1||0||0||46||6
|-
|2007–08|||37||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||37||1
|-
|2008–09
|||44||2||2||0||1||0||0||0||47||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Lincoln City Total
!166!!9!!5!!0!!4!!2!!0!!0!!175!!11
|-
|2009–10
||rowspan=2|Colchester United
||rowspan=2|League One
||4||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|2010–11
|||19||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||21||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Colchester United Total
!23!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!26!!0
|-
265||12||11||0||9||3||0||0||285||15
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
Under-21 international footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, currently playing for Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
following spells with Ipswich Town, Boston United, Lincoln City and Colchester United.
Ipswich Town
Beevers was spotted by Ipswich TownIpswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
scout Sonny Sweeney while playing in his hometown of Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
and began commuting to Ipswich at weekends to represent the club's School of Excellence, joining the club on a full time basis as a scholar in July 2000 and signing his first professional contract in March 2001. On 22 January 2003, Beevers and fellow young professional Steve Burton
Steve Burton (footballer born 1983)
Steven Paul "Steve" Burton is an English footballer.Burtons former teams include Boston United, Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough, Crawley Town and Harrogate Town....
were told by Ipswich's manager Joe Royle
Joe Royle
Joseph "Joe" Royle is an English football manager. In his club career, he played for Everton , Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City, and the England national team...
that their contracts would not be renewed at the end of the season and that they were free to seek new clubs. The following week, Beevers joined Boston United
Boston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
on trial appearing for the club's reserve team in a 3–0 victory over Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
's reserve team on 29 January 2003. In February 2003 he joined Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
on trial but he did not earn a contract from the club and returned to Portman Road
Portman Road
Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted a number of England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003...
. On 26 March 2003 Beevers and fellow Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
youngster Robert Dickinson joined Boston United
Boston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
on loan until the end of the season. Having been an unused substitute for the 2–1 home victory over Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
on 26 April 2003, he made his Football League debut as an 82nd minute substitute for Peter Costello
Peter Costello (footballer)
Peter Costello is a retired English professional footballer. He played as a striker for clubs in England and Hong Kong. He was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire.-Hong Kong:In September 1995 he moved to Hong Kong, joining Mansion FC...
in the 2–1 victory at Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
on 3 May 2003.
Boston United
On 9 June 2003, Beevers agreed a one-year contract to join Boston UnitedBoston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
on a full time basis. His performances at Boston earned him numerous awards whilst at the club, and also got the attention of the Welsh national team
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
, where he has represented his country at Under-21 level.
Beevers can play anywhere along the defensive line, however, his most adept position is right-back. Beevers has also demonstrated that he is capable of playing as a right-sided wing-back and in front of the defensive line as both a defensive midfielder and a central midfielder too.
His solid performances at Lincoln have earned him a lot of respect amongst the fans, as his performances at Boston did for their fans. In the 2005–06 season, he played a very vital role in the team, however, due to the teams tactical system back then, he sometimes got scrutinized for mistakes and was often the scapegoat when things weren't going too well. Thus far in the 2006–07 season, he has adapted very well to the new tactical system employed by new Head Coach Peter Jackson, and his form in various positions on the pitch has meant that he has been an ever present in the squad.
Colchester United
On 24 June 2009 he agreed to join Football League OneFootball League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
outfit Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
on a two-year contract.
Despite starting the first few games relatively brightly for Colchester United under then manager Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert
Paul Christopher Lambert is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the manager of Norwich City. He won numerous trophies as a player, winning the Scottish Cup with St...
, Beevers sustained an injury to his shoulder during a competitive match against Milton Keynes Dons. This resulted in him missing three months of the season, over which period he was plagued by other smaller injuries postponing his return to action. Due to his long absence and lack of fitness, he failed to make an impact in the 2009–10 season and didn't manage to break back into the starting line-up, only making a handful of substitution appearances.
Beevers started pre season in a new holding midfield role where he impressed enough to earn himself a sub appearance at Exeter. Despite making a handful of appearances, mainly from the bench, in 2010–11, he was released from his contract on 10 May 2011 and the U's continued shaping their squad for the new season.
Walsall F.C.
Beevers signed a one year contract with WalsallWalsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
on 14 July 2011.
Club
|-|2002–03|||Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
|||Division One
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
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|2002–03|||Boston United
Boston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
(loan)|||Division Three
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
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!colspan="3"|Ipswich Town Total
!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0
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|2003–04||rowspan=2|Boston United
Boston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
|||Division Three
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
||40||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||41||2
|-
|2004–05|||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||31||1||4||0||2||1||0||0||37||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Boston United Total
!71!!3!!5!!0!!2!!1!!0!!0!!78!!4
|-
|2004–05||rowspan=5|Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
||rowspan=5|League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||0
|-
|2005–06|||33||1||2||0||2||1||0||0||37||2
|-
|2006–07|||44||5||1||0||1||1||0||0||46||6
|-
|2007–08|||37||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||37||1
|-
|2008–09
2008–09 in English football
The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Hull City were all playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the Championship last season. Stoke returned to the top flight after a 23-year absence, while...
|||44||2||2||0||1||0||0||0||47||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Lincoln City Total
!166!!9!!5!!0!!4!!2!!0!!0!!175!!11
|-
|2009–10
2009–10 in English football
The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
||rowspan=2|Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
||rowspan=2|League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||4||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 in English football
The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May...
|||19||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||21||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Colchester United Total
!23!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!26!!0
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265||12||11||0||9||3||0||0||285||15
- Does not include Football League TrophyFootball League TrophyThe Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
appearances.
Lincoln City
- League Two
- Play-Off Finalist: 2004–05
- Play-Off Semi-Finalist: 2005–06, 2006–07
Individual Awards
- Boston UnitedBoston United F.C.Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
- Supporters Player of the Year: 2003–04
- Lincoln CityLincoln City F.C.Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
- Supporters Player of the Year: 2006–07