| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Scott Beattie[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 15 August 1990 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Old Kilpatrick, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1955 | Duntocher Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1959 | Celtic | 114 | (0) |
| 1959–1962 | Portsmouth | 122 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Peterborough United | 10 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | St Mirren | 34 | (0) |
| 1964 | Brechin City | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 281 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1957 | Scottish Football League XI[3] | 1 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | Scotland under-23[4] | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Scott Beattie (24 October 1936 – 15 August 1990) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in both the Scottish and English football leagues. A Scotland under-23 international, who appeared in three major finals with Celtic in his early career, he was later imprisoned after being found guilty of involvement in the British betting scandal of 1964, and banned from football for life, aged 27.