Bobby Beattie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Beattie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Stevenston, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 September 2002 (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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1938 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Beattie (24 January 1916 – 21 September 2002) was a Scottish
Kilwinning Rangers, Kilmarnock, Preston North End and Wigan Athletic. He made one appearance for Scotland in 1938.[4]
Beattie started his senior career with
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
- ^ "Bobby Beattie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Preston North End - Former Players Association". Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ Scotland - Double Internationals, RSSSF, 30 April 2020
- ^ "[Scotland player] Robert Beattie". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Robert Beattie". Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ISBN 1-874427-91-7.