Hearts of Beath were a Scottish

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club. Formed in 1886 in the village of

Hill of Beath Hill of Beath (; sco, Hill o Beath) is a hill and a village in Fife, Scotland, just outside Dunfermline and joined to Cowdenbeath. On 16 June 1670 the Hill of Beath was the location of a celebrated meeting of the Covenanters at which preachers ...

Fife Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...

, the club was a senior team until joining the ranks of the juniors in 1913. The club were based at Keir's Park in the village, now home of Hill of Beath Hawthorn. The team folded in 1942 but the name was revived in 1988, as Hearts of Beath J.F.C., by a children's club based in neighbouring

Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 18 ...

, now in partnership with senior side Cowdenbeath F.C. Notable former players include: *

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Jim Harley James Harley (21 February 1917 – 7 September 1989) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool. Life and playing career Born in Methil, Fife, Harley played for Hearts of Beath before George Patterson brought him to Liverpool in April ...

Sandy Herd Alexander "Sandy" Herd (24 April 1868 – 18 February 1944) was a Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews. He won The Open Championship in 1902 at Hoylake. Early life Born in St Andrews, Scotland, on 24 April 1868, to a golfing family, He ...

* Joe Murphy * Sandy Paterson * Charles Scott

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