James Beattie (footballer)
Beattie (right) in 2004
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Scott Beattie | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lancaster, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Leeds United (first-team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–2005 | Southampton | 204 | (68) |
| 2005–2007 | Everton | 76 | (13) |
| 2007–2009 | Sheffield United | 62 | (34) |
| 2009–2010 | Stoke City | 38 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Rangers | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Blackpool (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Sheffield United | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | (6) |
| Total | 443 | (130) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | England U21 | 9 | (4) |
| 2003 | England | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Scott Beattie (born 27 February 1978) is an English football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the first-team coach at Championship club Leeds United.
Born in Lancaster, Lancashire, he came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers, eventually signing professionally for them in 1995. Beattie then went on to have spells at Southampton, Everton, Sheffield United, Stoke City, Rangers, and a short spell on loan at Blackpool, before eventually returning to Sheffield United for a second term. When signed by Everton, and for his first spell at Sheffield United, he commanded the highest fee ever paid for a player by each club at that time.
Born in Lancaster, Lancashire, Beattie attended St Francis C of E Primary School, Blackburn then Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, then an independent school (now a Free School) in Blackburn, Lancashire. He was a gifted swimmer, rated second in the country at the 100 metres freestyle, but he dropped swimming in favour of football after damaging the cartilage tissue on his shoulder.
He went on to represent his school, and play for Blackburn Schools, before joining Blackburn Rovers as a trainee on 7 March 1995.
He made his first-team debut for Blackburn Rovers in October 1996, in a 2–0 home defeat against Arsenal. He had made only seven first-team appearances, and had yet to score a goal, when, in the 1998 close season, he was transferred to Southampton.
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