Dean Stuart Beckwith was born on 18 September 1983 and is an English former semi-professional footballer who played as a central defender.
22 Facts About Dean Beckwith
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Dean Beckwith is currently assistant manager of AFC Croydon Athletic.
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Dean Beckwith turned professional in July 2003 but was to make only two first team appearances for the Gills.
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Dean Beckwith had a loan spell at Margate of the Conference South, making five appearances.
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Promotion to the Football League followed at the end of the season, and Dean Beckwith signed a new contract shortly after Hereford's playoff triumph.
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Dean Beckwith was sent off twice in the season, his second red at Walsall was extremely questionable and prompted rare criticism of the referee by Graham Turner.
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Third place and promotion was secured with a match to spare, and Dean Beckwith remained with Hereford during their solitary season in League One.
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Dean Beckwith got the Bulls off to an initial good start, scoring the opening goal of the season against Leyton Orient, but this was a rare highlight in a season that saw Hereford finish bottom.
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Dean Beckwith made a total of 153 appearances for Hereford United in the Conference, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-off matches.
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Dean Beckwith scored five goals and was the final player of the 2006 play-off winning team to depart.
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On 29 June 2009, Dean Beckwith joined Northampton Town and was released in 2011 after he made 75 appearances and 3 goals for the Cobblers.
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On 14 June 2011, Dean Beckwith became the second signing of the summer for Luton Town after Gary Brabin took over as full-time manager of the Hatters.
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On 8 January 2013 Dean Beckwith left Luton by mutual consent after 18 months with the Hatters.
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On 8 January 2013, the day of his contract termination with Luton Town Dean Beckwith signed for Eastleigh.
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Dean Beckwith made his Eastleigh debut that day against Billericay Town, scoring the opening goal on his debut after just 8 minutes.
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Dean Beckwith made 36 full and one substitute league appearances and formed an important defensive partnership with fellow centre-back and captain Jamie Collins which helped the U's to only concede 32 league goals across the season, winning the National League South title and ending the season with a goal difference of +51.
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Dean Beckwith was named in the National League South team of the season.
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On Thursday 8 February 2018 it was announced that Dean Beckwith would join Maidstone united on a 1-month loan.
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In May 2021, Dean Beckwith joined Isthmian Premier Division side Cray Wanderers.
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In May 2024, Dean Beckwith was appointed assistant manager of Ashford United, assisting Danny Kedwell.
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Dean Beckwith departed the club alongside Kedwell in January 2025.
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In February 2025, Dean Beckwith was appointed assistant manager to Kedwell , joining AFC Croydon Athletic.