He started his career at Gillingham in 1989 and won a £300,000 move to Tottenham Hotspur two years later; he never made a first-team appearance for Spurs, however, and was loaned out to AFC Bournemouth and Southend United, before he was transferred to Watford in September 1994.

He moved on to Bristol Rovers a year later and, after 39 goals in 109 league games with the club, he was signed by Port Vale for £300,000 in August 1998.

He then spent a brief spell in charge at Clevedon Town in 2010, and since then specialised in training roles with younger players and was appointed director of youth football at Hereford United in April 2013.

A striker, he made his debut at Fourth Division club Gillingham at the age of 16, against Cardiff City at Priestfield Stadium on 11 March 1989.

[2] The loan was expected to last until the end of the 1989–90 season, however, he was recalled to Gillingham in early April and turned professional at the club the following month.

[3] His promise earned him a move to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in June 1992,[4] who spent £300,000 to secure his services, a club record for Gillingham.

At the end of 1993–94, he joined First Division club Southend United on loan, scoring once in eight appearances for Peter Taylor's side.

Beadle escaped Watford before the club were relegated, having signed for Bristol Rovers in November 1995, manager John Ward paying a £30,000 fee.

Beadle was the club's top scorer with 12 goals in 43 games, hitting a hat-trick past Bury at the Memorial Stadium.

However, a leaky defence cost them an automatic promotion place and an aggregate 4–3 defeat to Northampton Town at the play-off semi-final stage lost them the chance of second-tier football.

[1] He scored six goals in 26 games, but new manager Brian Horton sold him on to Sam Allardyce's Second Division Notts County for £250,000 in February 1999.

In September 2001, Luton Town manager Joe Kinnear was rumoured to be considering a move for the striker,[6] who was on the sidelines recovering from a knee injury.

They tasted victory at the Millennium Stadium, beating Carlisle United 2–0 with goals from Peacock and Rosenior; Beadle was an unused substitute.

Beadle was released by the club in July 2003, with the manager Danny Wilson looking to cut his wage bill to make new signings.

[13] Beadle signed a one-month contract with Wally Downes' Brentford in September 2003,[14] only to be sent off twelve minutes into his debut against Tranmere Rovers.

[21] One of his first signings as manager was controversial striker Craig Hughes who had previously served a prison sentence for football hooliganism whilst on Cardiff City's books.

[26] Beadle received a seven-match touchline ban after accepting misconduct charges, and was fined £1,500, half of which was suspended subject to good behaviour.

[30] During the campaign Beadle signed three veteran players: Dean Holdsworth (who would later replace him as manager),[31] Darren Garner,[32] and Nathan Blake.

[51] He achieved a second-successive promotion in 2016–17 after leading Hereford to the Southern League Division One South & West title with six games to spare.

[58] On 23 October 2022, Beadle resigned despite receiving a vote of confidence from the board of directors after completely rebuilding the playing squad in the summer.