{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rob Beckwith | image = | full_name = Robert Beckwith | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1984|9|12}} | birth_place = Hackney, England<ref name="Hugman 2008-09">{{cite book | editor-last = Hugman | editor-first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09 | publisher = Mainstream | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-1-84596-324-8}}</ref> | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2002–2006 | clubs1 = Luton Town | caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2005 | clubs2 = → Rugby United (loan) | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2006 | clubs3 = → Chesterfield (loan) | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2006–2007 | clubs4 = Hitchin Town | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2007–2009 | clubs5 = Barnet | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2009 | clubs6 = Grays Athletic | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = Hemel Hempstead Town }} '''Robert Beckwith''' (born 12 September 1984) is an English former professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper.
Beckwith now works as a maths teacher at the Blue School Wells. He joined this school in September 2025.
==Career== Beckwith made his debut for Luton Town, and produced a man of the match display in a 2–2 draw with Bristol City. During his time at Kenilworth Road he was plagued with injuries which ultimately stopped his career progressing with Arsenal being one club that was tracking the highly rated young stopper.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_2275729,00.html |title=Gunners target Hatters starlet |publisher=Sky Sports |author=Peter O'Rourke |accessdate=19 October 2008}}</ref> In his last season at Luton, he joined Chesterfield on loan before being released. He tried his luck overseas before returning for a spell at Hitchin Town and then Barnet.
He was signed by Barnet ostensibly to provide cover for Lee Harrison, but broke into the first team in January 2008. He starred as the Bees beat Swindon Town on penalties in an FA Cup third round replay, saving the penalty that won the shootout for Barnet. In the next season he was given the number 1 shirt, but lost his place to Harrison and later Ran Kadoch. After being made available for loan in January 2009, Beckwith handed in his resignation at Barnet, saying he had lost his love for the game,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnet/7834394.stm|title=Disillusioned keeper quits Barnet.|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 January 2009|access-date=16 January 2009}}</ref> however just a couple of weeks later he was snapped up by Grays Athletic.<ref name="New Keeper At The Rec">{{cite news|url=http://graysathletic.co.uk/news/archives/002920.html |title=New Keeper at the Rec |publisher=Grays Athletic F.C. |date=7 February 2009 |accessdate=7 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001134917/http://graysathletic.co.uk/news/archives/002920.html |archivedate=1 October 2011 }}</ref> He made his debut in the 2–1 home victory over Altrincham on 7 March 2009.<ref name="Grays 2-1 Altrincham">{{cite news | title = Grays 2–1 Altrincham | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/7910574.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 7 March 2009 | access-date = 8 March 2009}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerbase}}
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