Paul Beesley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Beesley | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back / left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marine | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | Wigan Athletic | 155 | (3) |
| 1989–1990 | Leyton Orient | 32 | (1) |
| 1990–1995 | Sheffield United | 168 | (7) |
| 1995–1997 | Leeds United | 22 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Manchester City | 13 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Port Vale (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1998 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Port Vale | 35 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Blackpool | 18 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Chester City | 31 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Stalybridge Celtic | 26 | (0) |
| 2002 | Ballymena United | ? | (?) |
| Total | 513+ | (14+) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Beesley (born 21 July 1965) is an English former footballer who played primarily as a centre back. He began his career at Wigan Athletic in September 1984, before he was sold on to Leyton Orient for £175,000 in October 1989. He joined Sheffield United for £300,000 in July 1990, and was voted Player of the Year at the Premier League club in 1993. He was sold to Leeds United in August 1995 for a £250,000 fee, before moving on to Manchester City in February 1997 for £500,000. He had brief loan spells at Port Vale and West Bromwich Albion, before he was allowed to join Port Vale permanently in July 1999. He joined Chester City in the Conference in July 2000, and was voted the club's Player of the Season, before he signed with Stalybridge Celtic in October 2001. He later finished his career in Northern Ireland with Ballymena United. He later coached at Notts County and Leeds United.
Beesley joined Wigan Athletic in September 1984, where he would spend five seasons playing in the then Third Division. He played 185 games in all competitions in five years at Springfield Park, before joining Leyton Orient for £175,000 in October 1989. A first team regular Beesley played 35 league and cup games at Brisbane Road in 1989–90, helping Orient to finish comfortably in mid-table in the Third Division under Frank Clark.
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