George Beattie (footballer)

George Beattie (born 16 June 1925 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish professional footballer. An inside forward he began his career with Southampton but only played 1 game in the 1947-48 season.

George Beattie
Personal information
Full name George Beattie[1]
Date of birth (1925-06-16)16 June 1925
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 10 March 2012(2012-03-10) (aged 86)
Place of death Newport, Wales
Position(s) Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1948 Southampton 1 (0)
1948–1950 Gloucester City ? (?)
1950–1953 Newport County 113 (26)
1953–1955 Bradford Park Avenue 53 (16)
Tonbridge
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Beattie briefly played for Gloucester City before he joined Newport County in 1950. He went on to make 113 Football League appearances for Newport scoring 26 goals.[2]

In 1953 he joined Bradford Park Avenue and in 1955 he joined Tonbridge.

He died on 10 March 2012 in Newport, Wales.[3][4]

References

  1. "George Beattie". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. George Beattie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. Gloucester City obituary
  4. Beattie memorial


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