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English footballer

Gilbert Beech
Personal information
Full name Gilbert Beech
Date of birth (1922-01-09)9 January 1922
Place of birth Tamworth, England
Date of death 2009 (aged 86–87)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Merthyr Tydfil
1949–1958 Swansea Town 157 (3)
Merthyr Tydfil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilbert Beech (9 January 1922 – 2009) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Swansea Town. His brother Cyril was also a professional footballer and played with Gilbert at Swansea.

Career

Beech, who played left-back, set the record for most consecutive league games started with Swansea at 106, since matched by Ashley Williams. While at Swansea, Beech played on the Swans team which won the 1949–50 Welsh Cup.

After his second spell at Merthyr he also played alongside his brother at Hereford United and Brecon Corinthians.

References

  1. "Gilbert BEECH". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. "GILBERT BEECH". Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Ashley Williams set to equal Swansea City record". 29 October 2010.
  4. "Players of the past".


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