Stuart Leigh Beavon is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe Wanderers F.C.

Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...

 as a striker.

Career

Born in Reading

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

, Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

, Beavon was playing Hellenic League football for Ardley United as a 16 year old when he was transferred to Combined Counties side Wallingford

A.F.C. Wallingford

AFC Wallingford are an English association football club currently playing in the North Berks Football League.-History:The club, based in Wallingford, was founded by the 1995 merger of Hellenic League side Wallingford Town, founded in 1922, and Wallingford United, founded in 1934.In 1997-98 they...

 in 2004.

Beavon, along with a number of his Wallingford team-mates, transferred to local rivals Didcot Town

Didcot Town F.C.

Didcot Town F.C. are a football club based in Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. They won the FA Vase in 2005 and are currently members of Division One South & West of the Southern League, having been relegated from the Premier Division in 2010–11....

 for the start of season 2004-2005 and it was during his time with the Railwaymen that he began to attract the attention of numerous professional clubs.

He scored two goals in Didcot’s FA Vase triumph at White Hart Lane against AFC Sudbury in May 2005.

He scored 40 goals the following season as Didcot lifted the Hellenic League Premier Division title.

His fine form continued in the Southern League South & West Division and in January 2007 he was signed by Conference Weymouth on a free transfer. Beavon (nickname the 'Beaver') became a big fans favourite at Weymouth

Weymouth F.C.

Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year...

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Beavon signed for League Two

Football League Two

Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

 team Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe Wanderers F.C.

Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...

 on loan

Loan (football)

In sports, a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is currently contracted to. Loan deals may last from a few weeks to all season-long....

 until the end of the 2008–09

2008–09 in English football

The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Hull City were all playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the Championship last season. Stoke returned to the top flight after a 23-year absence, while...

 season on 19 February 2009, with the option of him signing permanently at the end of the season. Wycombe took this option up after their promotion to League One

Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

, and Beavon scored his first goal for the club in his first league start as part of a 1–1 away draw with Hartlepool United

Hartlepool United F.C.

Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...

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Personal life

He is the son of former Reading

Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

 midfielder Stuart Beavon

Stuart Beavon (footballer born 1958)

Michael Stuart Beavon is an English former footballer.-Tottenham Hotspur:Beavon started his football career as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur. He then joined the first-team squad in 1978, and spent time on loan at Notts County for the 1979-80 season.-Reading:Beavon joined Reading in 1980...

, and grandson of former Oxford United

Oxford United F.C.

Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...

 defender Cyril Beavon

Cyril Beavon

Cyril Beavon is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Oxford United.Beavon joined Oxford from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1959, after failing to make an appearance for their first team...

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