Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frank Whitfield Beattie | ||
Date of birth | 17 October 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 19 November 2009 | (aged 76)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Dunipace Juveniles | |||
Cowie Juveniles | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953 | Bonnybridge Juniors | ||
1953–1972 | Kilmarnock | 422 | (34) |
International career | |||
1961 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
1964[2] | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1972–1973 | Albion Rovers | ||
1973–1974 | Stirling Albion | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frank Whitfield Beattie (17 October 1933 – 19 November 2009) was a Scottish football player and manager. He spent his entire senior playing career with Kilmarnock, making 422 league appearances between 1954 and 1972.[3] He was captain of Kilmarnock when they won the Scottish league championship in 1964–65. After retiring as a player, Beattie managed Albion Rovers and Stirling Albion.