John Beattie (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Murdoch Beattie | ||
Date of birth | 28 May 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 15 January 1992 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Wolverhampton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Hall Russell's FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1933 | Aberdeen | 60 | (12) |
1933–1934 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 44 | (13) |
1934–1937 | Blackburn Rovers | 76 | (17) |
1937–1938 | Birmingham | 36 | (10) |
1938 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | (0) |
1938–1939 | Grimsby Town | 59 | (13) |
Total | 278 | (65) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Murdoch Beattie (28 May 1912 – 15 January 1992), generally known as Jack Beattie, was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. He played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen, and made more than 200 appearances in the English Football League representing Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham, Huddersfield Town and Grimsby Town before his career was brought to an end by the Second World War. He was born in Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland, and died in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England at the age of 79.
References
[edit]- ^ "Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
- Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League players records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1992 deaths
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football forward, 1910s birth stubs