Blue Square South club St Albans City have signed midfielder Jake Beecroft on a two-month loan deal from Blue Square Premier side Rushden & Diamonds.
Beecroft, 20, has worked his way through the ranks at Nene Park, starting out in the Diamonds' youth system, and progressing via a number of reserve team games to make an initial appearance for the first-team at the end of the 2006/07 season, and then three further substitute appearances at the end of 2007/08.
He initially had an extension option taken out on his contract by the club to keep him at Nene Park for the 2008/09 season, and then he was offered and signed a deal that runs until the end of the 2010/11 campaign.
He earned an extended run in the first-team in March 2009, playing first in central midfield, then in right midfield, and then at right-back. He scored his debut goal for the club in the final game of that season - the 3-1 victory over Woking.
In November 2008 he had a two-month `work experience` period with Blue Square North side Solihull Moors and at the start of September 2009 he went on loan to another Blue Square North side, Ilkeston Town, and appeared for them in the FA Cup, helping them into the Fourth Qualifying Round.
