Joseph Daniel Beauchamp (/ˈbiːtʃəm/ BEE-chəm, 13 March 1971 – 19 February 2022) was an English professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.

[6] Beauchamp was sold to Premier League side West Ham United in June 1994 for a fee of £1 million.

He failed to settle and never played a competitive game for the Hammers, finding commuting from Oxford onerous and being unwilling to move to London.

[9] In his autobiography, Redknapp wrote: "Beauchamp turned up late, made no effort on the pitch and it was the final straw for Bill."

Beauchamp said that he did not want the transfer but felt pressured by Oxford United as the club needed the money for wages and to prevent them from being in financial trouble.

[10] Two months later Beauchamp was signed by Swindon Town manager John Gorman for a club-record combined fee of £850,000, which included defender Adrian Whitbread going in the opposite direction.

[13] Manager Gorman had been replaced by Steve McMahon and Beauchamp fell out of favour,[14] playing only four times (three as a substitute, one against Oxford) in the 1995–96 season before being sold back to his home-town club.

[3][7] At the time of his death, he was tenth and fifth respectively in Oxford United's all-time lists having made 428 appearances and scored 80 goals for the club.