Bradley Beattie (born 20 August 1957) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

born in Torquay, Devon, who played in the Football League for

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

and in

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for Bath City. Beattie, an inside forward, was an apprentice with

when he made his league debut on 20 April 1974 against

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

Plainmoor Plainmoor is an association football stadium located in the Plainmoor suburb of Torquay, Devon, England. Since 1921, the stadium has been the home of Torquay United Football Club, who currently compete in the National League, the fifth tier of E ...

in place of regular number 8,

Eddie Rowles Albert Edward James Rowles (born 10 March 1951) is an English former footballer. Career Rowles started his career with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in March 1968. He joined York City in July 1971. He was York's top scorer for the 1972–73 ...

. Although Rowles returned for the following game, Beattie kept his place, at the expense of Dave Kennedy. He failed to establish himself the following season, making just two appearances, both as a substitute. The first was in December 1974 as a replacement for Dave Tearse in a 0–0 draw at home to

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

, with the second, his final appearance for Torquay on 1 February 1975 as a replacement for

Andy Provan Andrew McKelvie Hughes Provan (born 1 January 1944 in Greenock), also known as Drew Provan, is a Scottish former footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for St Mirren, in the Football League for Barnsley, York City, Chester, Wrexh ...

in a 3–1 defeat at home to Lincoln City. He subsequently joined Bath City, scoring once from four games in a brief stay.

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1957 births Living people Footballers from Torquay English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Torquay United F.C. players Bath City F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1950s-stub