Billy Beattie

Billy Beattie
Personal information
Full name	William Lindsay Beattie
Born	c. 1889; Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died	27 January 1917 (aged 27–28); Western Front
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club

William Lindsay Beattie (c. 1889 – 27 January 1917) was a Scottish professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a forward, and was invited to join the 1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but declined due to business reasons. Beattie served as a commissioned officer with the Border Regiment (initially in the 10th (service) battalion), and latterly in the 1st battalion (ex 34th Foot),^[2] and was killed on the Western Front in 1917 during World War I.^[3]

Playing career

Billy Beattie played as a forward in Wakefield Trinity's 0–6 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000.^[4]

Billy Beattie made his début for Wakefield Trinity during December 1911, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during October 1914.

↑ 1911 England Census
↑ Tony Collins (18 Apr 2006). Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain: A Social and Cultural History. League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-0415396158
↑ Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289
↑ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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