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Cyril Beavon (27 September 1937 – 22 December 2017) was an English
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played in the
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for
Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...
.


Career

Beavon joined
Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...
from
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league s ...
in 1959, after failing to make an appearance for their first team. He spent a decade at the Manor Ground, helping the club to the Southern League championship in 1961–62, following which the club was elected to
the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...
. Beavon played in every single game in that season. Beavon left Oxford United for non-league
Banbury United Banbury United Football Club is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Spencer Stadium. History The club was established in 1931 as Spencer Sports Club, a works team of the Sp ...
in 1969. Beavon was at
Banbury United Banbury United Football Club is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Spencer Stadium. History The club was established in 1931 as Spencer Sports Club, a works team of the Sp ...
for three seasons before injury forced him to retire. Beavon did a number of jobs after football including a period as both a milkman and a postman.


Personal life

Beavon was the father of former player Stuart Beavon Snr, and grandfather of Stuart Beavon Jnr. He died on 22 December 2017, aged 80.


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1937 births 2017 deaths Footballers from Barnsley English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Banbury United F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1930s-stub