Bobby Beattie

Robert Beattie (born 24 January 1916 – 21 September 2002) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Kilwinning Rangers, Kilmarnock, Preston North End and Wigan Athletic. He also represented Scotland once, in 1938.[4]

Bobby Beattie
Personal information
Full name Robert Beattie[1]
Date of birth (1916-01-24)24 January 1916
Place of birth Stevenston, Scotland
Date of death 21 September 2002(2002-09-21) (aged 86)[2]
Place of death Irvine, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Kilwinning Rangers[3]
1932–1937 Kilmarnock 120 (43)
1937–1954 Preston North End 264 (49)
1954–1956 Wigan Athletic 19 (5)
Total 403 (97)
National team
1938 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Beattie started his senior career with Kilmarnock and scored 43 goals in 120 Scottish Football League appearances for the club. He was sold to Preston North End in October 1937 for £2,500.[5] He joined a club which already had several Scottish players, including Andy Beattie and Bill Shankly.[6] During his first season with the club, Beattie was part of the team that won the 1938 FA Cup Final.[6] Competitive football stopped due to the Second World War, but Beattie continued to play for Preston when the Football League resumed in 1946–47 and did not leave the club until 1953.[6] He made a total of 264 appearances in the Football League, scoring 49 goals. He finished his career with Wigan Athletic, appearing 19 times in the Lancashire Combination and scoring five times.[7]

References
  1. "Bobby Beattie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-08-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Scotland - Double Internationals, RSSSF, 30 April 2020
  4. "[Scotland player] Robert Beattie". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  5. "Robert Beattie". Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. English, Tom (26 April 2008). "Tom English: 'They become immortal. They're all dead but their memories live on'". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  7. Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
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