| Born | 14 May 1952 (1952-05-14) (age 73) Blantyre, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Career history | |
| 1968–1972, 1986–1988 | Glasgow Tigers |
| 1973 | Coatbridge Tigers |
| 1974-1981 | Hull Vikings |
| 1982–1984 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 1982-1983 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1984-1985 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Individual honours | |
| 1980 | British Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1979 | Inter-League Four Team Tournament |
| 1982, 1983 | National League Champion |
| 1982 | National League KO Cup Winner |
| 1982, 1983 | National League Supernational Playoff Winner |
| 1982, 1983 | National League Four Team Champion |
John Robert Thompson Beaton (born 14 May 1952) is a former internationalmotorcycle speedway rider from Scotland.[1][2]
Beaton rode in thetop tier of British Speedway from 1968 to 1985, riding for various clubs.[3][4] He reached the final of theBritish Speedway Championship in 1980.[1][5]
In 1982, he helped theNewcastle Diamonds win theFours Championship during the1982 National League season and he repeated the success the following year during the1983 National League season.[6][7]
At retirement he had earned 15 international caps forScotland national speedway team and 1 cap for theGreat Britain national speedway team.[3]
His younger brother Jim Beaton was a speedway rider and his older brother George Beaton was a junior rider before he was killed in a car crash in 1972. His father Jimmy Beaton Sr. was a promoter atGlasgow Tigers.[2]