Samuel Wayne Beckwith (born 11 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender[3] for Maidenhead United.

Personal information
Full name Samuel Wayne Beckwith[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Bedford, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Maidenhead United
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2020 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Luton Town 0 (0)
2020Biggleswade Town (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022Maidenhead United (loan) 30 (0)
2022– Maidenhead United 64 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Career edit

Born in Bedford, Bedfordshire,[2] Beckwith joined Luton Town as an under-8 and signed a development contract in October 2019.[4] He joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Biggleswade Town on 6 February 2020 on a one-month youth loan,[5] which was later extended by a further month.[6] Beckwith made four appearances[7] by the time the 2019–20 Southern Football League season was abandoned and results expunged because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[8] He was named Luton Town Young Player of the Season at the club's end of season awards.[9] Luton took up the option to extend Beckwith's contract in July 2021.[10] Beckwith made his senior debut in a 2–2 away draw with Stevenage in the EFL Cup first round on 10 August 2021, which Luton lost 3–0 in a penalty shoot-out.[11] He was loaned out to National League club Maidenhead United on 27 August 2021 for the 2021–22 season.[12] He made 31 appearances for the Magpies during the season. At the end of the 2021-22 season, he was released by the Hatters.[13] Following his release, Beckwith returned to Maidenhead United on a permanent basis in June 2022.[14]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luton Town 2021–22[15] Championship 0 0 1 0 1 0
Biggleswade Town (loan) 2019–20[16] SFL Premier Division Central 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Maidenhead United (loan) 2021–22[17] National League 30 0 1 0 0 0 31 0
Maidenhead United 2022–23[17] National League 21 0 1 0 1[a] 0 23 0
2023–24[17] National League 43 4 2 0 1[a] 0 46 4
Total 64 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 69 4
Career total 98 4 4 0 1 0 2 0 105 4
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours edit

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 15th May 2021: Luton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 20. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Sam Beckwith: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Beckwith: 'Great experience but we should have nicked one, or maybe even three points'".
  4. ^ Simmonds, Mike (4 October 2019). "Hatters award youngster Beckwith a development contract". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ Briard, Dan (6 February 2020). "Sam Beckwith joins Biggleswade Town on loan". Luton Town F.C. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ Simmonds, Mike (6 March 2020). "Luton defender joins Saints on loan". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Player profiles: Sam Beckwith". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b Simmonds, Mike (10 September 2020). "Cornick and Mpanzu win big at Hatters' awards night". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  10. ^ Simmonds, Mike (8 July 2021). "Neufville and Beckwith among a host of Town youngsters to agree new development deals with Luton". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. ^ Harper, Kevin (10 August 2021). "Stevenage 2 Luton 2 (3–0 pens): Spot kick woes sees Hatters dumped out of cup – Report and reaction". The Lutonian. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. ^ Simmonds, Mike (27 August 2021). "Hatters midfielder Beckwith heads to Magpies for the season". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  13. ^ Luton Town Retained / Released List 2022
  14. ^ @MUFCYorkRoad (15 June 2022). "Beckwith signs on a permanent basis 👊 The former Magpies loanee has put pen-to-paper at York Road ahead of the 22/23 season. #WeAreMaidenhead" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Games played by Sam Beckwith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Sam Beckwith - Playing Career". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  17. ^ a b c "S. Beckwith: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

External links edit

  • Profile at the Luton Town F.C. website