Ken Beamish
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth George Beamish | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Bebington, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1971 | Tranmere Rovers | 178 | (49) |
| 1971–1974 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 96 | (27) |
| 1974–1976 | Blackburn Rovers | 86 | (19) |
| 1976–1978 | Port Vale | 85 | (29) |
| 1978–1979 | Bury | 49 | (20) |
| 1979–1981 | Tranmere Rovers | 59 | (15) |
| 1981–1982 | Swindon Town | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 555 | (159) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1983–1984 | Swindon Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kenneth George Beamish (born 25 August 1947) is an English former football player, coach and manager. In his playing days he was a forward, and he scored a total of 159 goals in 555 league games.
He started his career at Tranmere Rovers in 1965, and in six years at the club would make close to 200 appearances. From March 1972, he then spent three years with Brighton & Hove Albion, making around 100 appearances. In May 1974 he signed with Blackburn Rovers for £25,000, and went on to play close to 100 games with the club in a two-year spell. Bought by Port Vale for £12,000 in September 1976, he was voted the club's Player of the Year in 1977–78, and was the club's top scorer for two consecutive seasons. Sold to Bury for £35,000 in September 1978, he played around 50 games, before he moved back to Tranmere Rovers in 1979. In 1981, he transferred to Swindon Town, before he announced his retirement the following year. He later served as Swindon's manager in the 1983–84 campaign.
Beamish started his career with Fourth Division Tranmere Rovers in 1965, under the management of Dave Russell. Rovers missed out on promotion at the end of 1965–66 after finishing behind fourth place Colchester United on goal average. Promotion was achieved in 1966–67, after the club finished fourth, four points ahead of Crewe Alexandra. Tranmere retained their Third Division status in 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, and 1970–71. Beamish was the club's top scorer two out of his six seasons with the club. Now managed by Jackie Wright, Rovers struggled in 1971–72, and in March 1972, Beamish switched to league rivals Brighton & Hove Albion.
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