Jim Beardall

James Thomas Beardall (18 October 1946 – 13 February 2014) was an English footballer who played as a forward.^[1]

Jim Beardall

Personal information
Full name	James Thomas Beardall
Date of birth	(1946-10-18)18 October 1946
Place of birth	Heywood, Greater Manchester, England
Date of death	13 February 2014(2014-02-13) (aged 67)
Place of death	Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Whitefield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1963	Bury
	Prestwich United
1964–1967	Bury
1967–1969	Blackburn Rovers	6	(1)
1969–1970	Oldham Athletic	22	(10)
1970–1973	Great Harwood
1973	Radcliffe
1973–1976	Great Harwood
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Heywood, Greater Manchester, Beardall started his career with boyhood club Bury as an amateur, rejecting a trial at Manchester United in favour of the club he supported.^[2]

He continued as an amateur before playing for Blackburn Rovers and Oldham Athletic as a professional.^[2]

Personal life

Beardall passed away in 2014, after suffering with dementia.^[2]