Gilbert Beech

Gilbert Beech
Personal information
Full name	Gilbert Beech
Date of birth	9 January 1922
Place of birth	Tamworth, England
Date of death	2009 (aged 86–87)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Merthyr Tydfil
1949–1958	Swansea Town
	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.^[2] His brother Cyril was also a professional footballer and played with Gilbert at Swansea.

Career[edit]

Beech, who played left-back, set the record for most consecutive league games started with Swansea at 106, since matched by Ashley Williams.^[3] While at Swansea, Beech played on the Swans team which won the 1949–50 Welsh Cup.^[3]

After his second spell at Merthyr he also played alongside his brother at Hereford United and Brecon Corinthians.^[4]

References[edit]

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

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[1] "Gilbert BEECH". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[2] "GILBERT BEECH". Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[bbc-williams-3] "Ashley Williams set to equal Swansea City record". 29 October 2010.

[4] "Players of the past".

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