George Beattie (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Beattie | ||
Date of birth | 16 June 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 10 March 2012 | (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 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
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.[1]
In 1953 he joined Bradford Park Avenue and in 1955 he joined Tonbridge.
He died on 10 March 2012 in Newport[2][3]
References
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- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1925 births
- Sportspeople from Aberdeen
- Scottish footballers
- Southampton F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. players
- Gloucester City A.F.C. players
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 2012 deaths
- Scottish football forward stubs