▁first - team ▁debut ▁aged ▁ 1 8 ▁as ▁a ▁ 5 7 th - min ute ▁substitute ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁away ▁defeat ▁to ▁Br ent ford ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Be ards ley ▁made ▁five ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season , ▁after ▁which ▁Mans field ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁Division ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 3 rd - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Division . ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year ▁professional ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁His ▁first ▁career ▁goal ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁header ▁in ▁Mans field ' s ▁ 2 – 0 ▁away ▁win ▁over ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Be ards ley ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁one - month ▁loan ▁to ▁Northern ▁Premier ▁League ▁Premier ▁Division ▁club ▁Works op ▁Town , ▁who ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁sign ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁season . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁Works op ' s ▁ 4 – 1 ▁home ▁win ▁against ▁Rad cl iffe ▁Bor ough ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁subst it uted ▁on ▁ 8 0 ▁minutes . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁match , ▁Be ards ley ▁scored ▁the ▁only ▁goal ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 –