Mitch Beardmore

Mitch Beardmore
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Reuben Beardmore[1]
Date of birth (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth South Somerset, England[3]
Position(s) Wing-back; midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth Parkway
(on loan from Exeter City)
Youth career
2018–2020 Yeovil Town
2020–2022 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Exeter City 1 (0)
2023 → Tavistock (loan) 3 (3)
2023 → Tiverton Town (loan) 2 (0)
2024 → Mousehole (loan) 16 (4)
2024– → Plymouth Parkway (loan) 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:56, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Mitchell Reuben Beardmore (born 23 June 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division South side Plymouth Parkway on loan from EFL League One club Exeter City.

Career

Beardmore was with Yeovil Town until their Academy closed in 2020.[4] He started a two-year scholarship with Exeter City in August 2021.[3] He played for the under-18s in the EFL Youth Alliance and FA Youth Cup.[3] He played on the losing side of the Devon St Luke's Bowl final in May 2022.[3] He made his senior debut for Exeter City on 18 October 2022, in a 4–1 defeat at Forest Green Rovers in the group stages of the EFL Trophy.[5] Speaking the following month, manager Gary Caldwell said that "I have been delighted with what I have seen from him and he has been on the bench on merit as he is doing well".[6] He signed his first professional contract with Exeter in March 2023, having been in seven matchday squads to the 2022–23 season up to that point.[7] On 9 September 2023, he made his League One debut as a late substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Leyton Orient.[8] In October 2023, he joined Tavistock on a one-month loan deal[9] before joining Tiverton Town upon the conclusion of this agreement.[10] As of January 25, 2024 Beardmore joined cornish football side Mousehole A.F.C. on loan for the remainder of the 2023-24 Southern Football League season.[11]

In August 2024, Beardmore, alongside teammate Tom Dean, joined Plymouth Parkway on loan until January 2025.[12]

Style of play

Beardmore can play as a wing-back or as a midfielder.[6] He has good ball control skills, work-rate and aggression.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 October 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
Exeter City 2022–23[13] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2023–24[14] League One 1 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 4 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 0
Tavistock (loan) 2023–24[15] Southern League Division One South 3 3 0 0 — 0 0 3 3
Tiverton Town (loan) 2023–24[15] Southern League Premier Division South 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Mousehole (loan) 2023–24[15] Southern League Division One South 16 4 0 0 — 1[b] 0 17 4
Plymouth Parkway (loan) 2024-2025 Southern League Premier South 7 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 12 2
Career total 36 9 4 0 1 0 5 0 46 9
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Southern League Division One South play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ Mitch Beardmore at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Beardmore, Mitch". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Beardmore, Mitch". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ "📝 Match Report: Forest Green Rovers 4 City 1 (Papa Johns Trophy)". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Clark, Daniel (25 November 2022). "Exeter City youngster Mitch Beardmore in Grecians squad on merit". DevonLive. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ^ "✍️ Mitch Beardmore signs first professional contract!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Exeter City 1–2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  9. ^ "✍️ Mitch Beardmore joins Tavistock on loan". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Top Pair". www.tivertontownfc.co.uk. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  11. ^ @MouseholeAFC (25 January 2024). "We are delighted to announce the loan signing of Mitch Beardmore from @OfficialECFC The midfielder has agreed a deal to remain at Trungle Parc until the end of the 2023/24 @SouthernLeague1 season" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Tom Dean and Mitch Beardmore head to Plymouth Parkway on loan". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Games played by Mitch Beardmore in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Games played by Mitch Beardmore in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  15. ^ a b c "Player Profiles: Mitch Beardmore". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2023.