Ken Beamish

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 198 goals in 642 league and cup games throughout a sixteen-year career in the Football League. 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 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 two years. In 1981, he transferred to Swindon Town before he announced his retirement the following year. Beamish was voted the club's Player of the Year in 1977–78, and was the club’s top scorer for two consecutive seasons. Bought by Port Vale for £12,000 in September 1976, he played around 50 games before he moved back to Tranmere Rovers in 1979. He later served as Swindon's manager in the 1983–84 campaign.