Peter Beadle

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Peter Clifford William James Beadle (born May 13, 1972 in Lambeth) is an English ex-professional footballer, now a manager.

[edit] Playing career

A striker, he made his debut with Gillingham while still a teenager and showed much promise, earning a move to Premiership side Tottenham in 1992. However, he never made a first team appearance for Spurs, and after loan spells at Bournemouth and Southend, he left to join Watford in September 1994. This move was not a success, however, and a year later he signed for Bristol Rovers. At Rovers his career started to take off, with 43 goals in two and a half years. Brief spells at Port Vale and Notts County followed, and in September 1999 he returned to Bristol, this time with Rovers' rivals, City. He stayed there for four years, winning the LDV Vans Trophy in 2003, but during that time they were unable to achieve promotion from the Second Division. Following his release in 2003 he had brief spells with Brentford (10 minutes into his debut, he was sent off and never played for Brentford again) and Barnet, before joining non-league side Team Bath. In June 2004 he moved from Bath to become player-commercial manager at Clevedon Town

[edit] Managerial career

Since October 2005, when he replaced John Cornforth he has been the manager of Nationwide Conference South club side Newport County.

On 11th November 2006 Beadle was sent off during an FA Cup first round game against Swansea City. Whilst being removed from the touchline Beadle appeared to manhandle the referee and attempt to argue with the fourth official. Shortly afterwards the fourth official was hit on the head by a missile, probably a coin thrown by a supporter in the stands, and had to be taken to hospital where he underwent surgery for damage to an artery. And Beadle didn't seem to care!