Teenage Derby County prospect Jason Beardsley has joined League Two outfit Notts County for a three-month loan spell.The 18-year-old Academy product will link up with Ian McParland's Magpies until October to gain experience of first-team football.

The Burton-born defender made his senior Rams debut in a Carling Cup tie with Blackpool in August 2007.

He was also an unused substitute three times in the Premier League last season, his first as a professional player.

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