▁over ▁Bar net ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁struggle ▁with ▁his ▁sh in ▁injury . ▁Be ards ley ' s ▁first ▁Mans field ▁goal ▁in ▁over ▁nine ▁years ▁came ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁with ▁a ▁header ▁from ▁Mal v ind ▁Ben ning ' s ▁corner ▁on ▁ 6 0 ▁minutes ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁away ▁victory ▁over ▁C raw ley . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁appearances ▁and ▁one ▁goal ▁as ▁Mans field ▁ranked ▁in ▁ 1 2 th ▁place ▁in ▁League ▁Two . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Style ▁of ▁play ▁Be ards ley ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁stri ker , ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁his ▁Steven age ▁team mate ▁Mark ▁Roberts ▁as ▁the ▁" per fect ▁man ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁line ", ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁eth ic . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁Be ards ley ▁moved ▁into ▁co aching ▁when ▁being ▁appointed ▁the ▁fit ness ▁coach ▁at ▁newly ▁promoted ▁Championship ▁club ▁Bur ton ▁Alb ion ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁taking ▁the ▁squad ▁number ▁ 2 4 ▁and ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁subst it utes ' ▁ben ch ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁loss ▁at ▁Brad ford ▁City ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August . ▁