sentences:  On 9 December 2011, Beardsley joined Conference National side Lincoln City on a non-contract basis; he had previously trialled with the club in their 2-0 friendly victory at Barton Town Old Boys on 19 July 2011.He made a single appearance for the club, as a 60th-minute substitute for Josh Gowling in the 2-1 Football Conference home defeat to Grimsby Town on 26 December 2011, before his registration was cancelled by the club on 6 January 2012.In August 2012, he joined hometown team Uttoxeter Town for their Staffordshire County Senior League Division One campaign.