| 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 | 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 Scottishfootballer, who played forKilwinning Rangers,Kilmarnock,Preston North End andWigan Athletic. He made one appearance forScotland in 1938.[4]
Beattie started his senior career withKilmarnock and scored 43 goals in 120Scottish Football League appearances for the club. He was sold toPreston North End in October 1937 for £2,500.[5] He joined a club which already had several Scottish players, includingAndy Beattie andBill Shankly.[6] During his first season with the club, Beattie was part of the team that won the1938 FA Cup Final.[6] Competitive football stopped due to the Second World War, but Beattie continued to play for Preston whenthe Football League resumed in1946–47 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 withWigan Athletic, appearing 19 times in theLancashire Combination and scoring five times.[7]