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Personal
Full Name: James Beattie
aka: Jim Beattie
Date of Birth: 16 January 1973
Died: August 2022
Birthplace: Glasgow
Nationality: Scottish
Height: 5′ 11″ (180cm)
Position: Left/Central Defence
Signed: July 1990
International Caps: U21 ?
International Goals: ?
Celtic Career Review
A left sided Glaswegian CBCer given an ‘x-form’ contract after starring in Scotland’s march to the 1989 U16 World Cup final.
He spent the following year with the youths and reserves and playing with Giffnock North (as was the fashion) before being handed a pro contract in July 1990. He was then loaned to Irish outfit Ballyclare Comrades before being released in May 1991 and heading to St Mirren. A couple of years at Love Street preceded a move to Albion Rovers via short trial stints in Finland and with Ayr United.
After leaving Rovers in 1995 Jim enjoyed a long and productive career in the ‘Junior’ ranks with Petershill. Overcame Hodgkin’s Disease aged just 27 to resume his playing career with ‘Peasy’.
Later moved into coaching and served as Assistant Manager at Bellshill Athletic.
Passing Away
Sadly in later life, he was struck down by motor neuron disease (MND) which he battled for a few years before passing away in August 2022. RIP
See thread for further details: https://twitter.com/PetershillFC/status/1565049929168478211
Petershill FC
Jim was a terrific servant to Petershill, playing with us for over 10 years and winning several honours and player of the year awards. And all this while beating cancer too. As well as being a great player he was one of the nicest folk you could ever hope to meet. RIP Jim.
Playing Career
| League Appearances | League Goals | ||
| 1989/90 | Celtic | 0 | 0 |
| 1990/91 | Celtic | 0 | 0 |
| Ballyclare Comrades (Loan) | 17 | 1 | |
| 1991/92 | St Mirren | 24 | 0 |
| 1992/93 | St Mirren | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | MyPa 47 (T) | 1 | 0 |
| 1993/94 | Ayr United (T) | 3 | 0 |
| Albion Rovers | 15 | 0 | |
| 1994/95 | Albion Rovers | 11 | 0 |
| 1995… | Petershill | ? | ? |
Awards
Scotland U16 World Cup finalist
Scotland U21 Internationalist
Further Links
FIFA 1989 Youth World Cup Stats
