Stephen Charles "Steve" Beck (31 March 1957 – 17 April 2015) was a chairman of

York City Football Club York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sy ...

, a position he held from 2003 to 2004.

Football

Stephen Charles Beck was born on 31 March 1957. He was amongst the first elected members of the board of directors of the York City Supporters' Trust. He was appointed as a director of York City on 15 March 2003 by the Supporters' Trust and following the completion of their takeover of the club on 26 March, he took over as chairman. He resigned in September 2004, with

Jason McGill Jason Alexander McGill (born April 1966) was the chairman of York City F.C., York City Football Club, a professional association football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. Biography McGill played Association football, football for t ...

taking the position of managing director, while Beck became youth development and fans' liaison director. He worked as a representative on the board for the Trust before he resigned in January 2009, although remaining as chairman of the Supporters' Trust.

Personal life

He ran a bookkeeping business and a bed and breakfast with his wife Carol, who supported him with his duties at York. He died aged 58 on 17 April 2015 at

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following a long battle with heart problems.

References

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