Frank Whitfield Beattie was a Scottish football player and manager.
14 Facts About Frank Beattie
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Frank Beattie spent his entire senior playing career with Kilmarnock, making 422 league appearances between 1954 and 1972.
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Frank Beattie was born in St Ninian's, Stirling on 17 October 1933.
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Frank Beattie started playing football at an early age for his school St Modan's in Stirling, and later moved up to juvenile level with Dunipace and Cowie before joining Bonnybridge Juniors.
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Frank Beattie's favoured position was inside-left, but he first played for Kilmarnock in an unfamiliar role on the right of the attack during his debut against St Mirren in a League Cup tie at Love Street on 4 September 1954.
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Frank Beattie made his Scottish Football League debut against Partick Thistle on 9 October 1954.
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Frank Beattie did do enough to keep his place in the team for the next two games, but struggled to stay in the team during his first full season.
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Frank Beattie still struggled to hold down a permanent place in the team but this was mainly down to the fact that he was a very versatile player.
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Frank Beattie almost scored the equaliser but was denied by Gordon Marshall.
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Frank Beattie became the first Kilmarnock captain to bring a national trophy to Rugby Park since Mattha Smith in 1929.
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In Kilmarnock's first game in the European Cup, Frank Beattie played at centre-half against Albanians 17 Nentori Tirana.
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Frank Beattie made his come back from injury against Clyde in a reserves match.
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Frank Beattie made his last appearance for Kilmarnock against Motherwell, pushing him over 600 appearances for Kilmarnock.
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Frank Beattie took over as manager of local amateur side Cambusbarron Rovers in 1976, and two years later led the team to victory in the Scottish Amateur Cup.