Peter Beadle

Gillingham

A striker, he made his debut at Fourth Division club Gillingham at the age of 16, against Cardiff City at Priestfield Stadium on 11 March 1989. He joined Southern League Southern Division side Margate on loan and made his debut for the "Gate" on 31 March 1990, in a 2–1 defeat to Dunstable at Hartsdown Park. The loan was expected to last until the end of the 1989–90 season, however, he was recalled to Gillingham in early April and turned professional at the club the following month. He made 76 appearances in all competitions for Gillingham, scoring 15 goals, as Damien Richardson's "Gills" struggled in mid-table in 1990–91 and 1991–92.

Spurs to Watford

His promise earned him a move to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in June 1992, who spent £300,000 to secure his services, a club record for Gillingham. He had supported the club as a boy. He was loaned out to Tony Pulis' Second Division side AFC Bournemouth at the end of the 1992–93 season, where he scored twice in nine games. At the end of 1993–94, he joined First Division club Southend United on loan, scoring once in eight appearances for Peter Taylor's side. He never made it onto the pitch for a competitive game at White Hart Lane. In September 1994, he was allowed to join Glenn Roeder's Watford for £5,000 plus a 20% sell-on fee. This move was not a success, as proven by his record of just one goal in 24 league and cup appearances. After missing out on the First Division play-offs in…

Taunton Town

He worked as manager at Taunton Town from June 2005 to October 2005.

Newport County

In October 2005, Beadle replaced John Cornforth as manager of Conference South side Newport County. His new club were on a run of seven successive defeats in the league, and following defeats in his first three games in charge, Beadle managed to turn the club around slowly. One of his first signings as manager was controversial striker Craig Hughes who had previously served a prison sentence for football hooliganism whilst on Cardiff City's books. By the end of the 2005–06 campaign his team went on a run of six wins in eight games, and avoided relegation by a four-point margin. In the 2006–07 season, Newport progressed through the FA Cup qualifying rounds to face Swansea City in the FA Cup first round. 15 minutes into the match Beadle was sent off by referee Anthony Bates after Beadle disputed a free kick awarded to Swansea. As he left the field, Beadle confronted the fourth official, and a member of the crowd wounded the official by throwing a coin. In a post-match interview Beadle claimed not to have witnessed the attack and defended his 'passionate' approach to the game, claiming he did not deserve to be sent from the field for his outburst. Newport were subsequently fined a total of £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to control both their manager and their crowd. Beadle received a seven-match touchline ban after accepting misconduct charges, and was…

Playing statistics

Managerial statistics

As of match played 12 December 2020

He married Clare. In 2017, he was married to Maz. He has five children: Matt, Connor, Josh, Joe, and Poppy. Matt had a career in non-League football.