 Beagrie didn't disappoint but he was often too quick for his own teammates who would miss-time their runs.In 1988–89 Beagrie top-scored with eight goals in 46 appearances.Stoke made a poor start to the 1989–90 season and with the club rock bottom the table they decided to sell Beagrie to Everton for a then record out-going fee of £750,000 in November 1989.