Joey Beauchamp

Joseph Beauchamp (/ˈbiːtʃəm/ BEE-chəm, born 13 March 1971) is an English former footballer.

Joey Beauchamp
Personal information
Full name Joseph Daniel Beauchamp
Date of birth (1971-03-13) 13 March 1971
Place of birth Oxford, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Abingdon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 Oxford United 124 (20)
1991 → Swansea City (loan) 5 (2)
1994 West Ham United 0 (0)
1994–1995 Swindon Town 39 (3)
1995–2002 Oxford United 238 (43)
2004– Abingdon Town ? (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Beauchamp played primarily as a left midfielder, and played for most of his career at Oxford United but also had spells with West Ham United and Swindon Town as well as a short loan spell at Swansea City before moving into the lower leagues.

Playing career

Oxford United

Beauchamp was born in Oxford[1] and began his career with Oxford United as a youth-team player,[2] living with his parents and two brothers in North Oxford, near the club's former home at the Manor Ground. Beauchamp would go on to make 124 appearances for the club in his first spell in the yellow shirt,[3] during which time he also made five appearances on loan at Swansea City.[4]

West Ham United

Beauchamp was sold to Premier League side West Ham United in 1994 for a then club-record (sales) fee of £1.2 million. However, he didn't last long; having not played a single competitive game for the Hammers, Beauchamp decided he couldn't stand the traffic travelling from Oxford each day,[5] and a mere 58 days later he was signed by Swindon for a club-record combined fee of £800,000, which included defender Adrian Whitbread going in the opposite direction. Whitbread was valued at £750,000 in the deal.[6]

Back to Oxford

Before the end of the season, he was back in a yellow shirt for the return game, McMahon having decided to sell him back to Oxford in November 1995. The deal was described as being "worth £300,000"[7] to the club, though Swindon only received £75,000 (the rest was the saving of his wages for the remainder of his contract). Beauchamp scored against Swindon in Oxford's 3–0 victory the following March. In September 1999 he scored the goal which knocked Premier League side Everton out of the 1999–2000 Football League Cup 2–1 on aggregate.[8]

He would make a further 238 appearances in the yellow and blue, making him one of the club's longest-serving players. His goal against Blackpool in March 1996 was voted the greatest Oxford United goal by fans in 1999;[9] he was also voted United's player of the 1990s.[1]

Retirement

His professional career came to an end when he sustained several recurring injuries in 2002 that forced him to retire. He scored in his final game for the club, a 2–1 loss to Exeter City.[10][11] He then joined local part-timers Abingdon Town, where he played alongside his brother, Luke. He later played for Bletchingdon Reserves.[12]

References
  1. Howland, Andy. "Past Players". Oxford Times. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. "Joey Beauchamp". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. Malyan, Christy (20 April 2015). "Joey Beauchamp". thisisfutbol.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. Joey Beauchamp at Soccerbase
  5. Edwards, Mark (16 June 2010). "I was sold to save United says Beauchamp". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  6. Shaw, Phil (18 August 1994). "Coventry ask Babb bidders to raise offers Liverpool made to wait". The Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  7. "Player Profile: Joey Beauchamp". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  8. "Sport: Football Everton slain by Oxford". BBC Sport. 23 September 1999. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. "Joey hits U's 'greatest' goal". Oxford Mail. 19 November 1999. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  10. "Games played by Joey Beauchamp in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  11. "Oxford 1–2 Exeter". BBC. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  12. "FOOTBALL: Keeble's in double joy". Bicester Advertiser. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
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