 To aid his return from injury , Beardsley joined Conference North club Kettering Town on a one @-@ month loan on 31 December 2007 . He made an immediate impact , scoring two goals in a 6 – 1 home win over Solihull Moors a day later , after which he was praised in the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph for a " magnificent debut performance " . Beardsley continued his scoring form , and had scored five goals from five appearances by the time he joined Kettering permanently on a one @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half @-@ year contract on a free transfer on 28 January 2008 . He played in all of Kettering 's remaining fixtures in 2007 – 08 , which he completed with 11 goals from 22 appearances , as the club was promoted into the Conference Premier as Conference North champions . 
