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Fullname: Craig Beattie
Born: 19 Jan 1984
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Signed: 2003
Position: Forward/Striker
Internationals: Scotland
International Caps: 7 Caps [to be completed at end of his career]
International Goals: [to be completed at end of his career]

Biog

Beattie signed a 3 year deal in July 2005 [BBC]
He left to sign for 3 years for WBA in July 2007 for 1.25 Million [BBC]
Loaned to Preston for 2 months from March 2008
Loaned to Crystal Palace for 1 moth from September 2008

A product of the Murray Park (Rangers!) conveyor belt, we somehow nicked him after Rangers dumped him, and given half a chance he was a fine player for Celtic. However, despite being a tall and strong player, he was over-accustomed to the medical room, with the running joke by fans that he spent more time there than on the pitch.

A sorry story saw him only play 18 games starting with the Celts, with as said continual injuries puncturing any runs too often.

Nevertheless, he had a fair goal scoring rate despite having a poor first touch. At the end, it wasn't very convincing that he would have made it, but its all academic as he left the club, and we all wish him the best.

For his own sake, we hope his hamstrings gave him a break and allow him a long run in the first team for WBA. He is a hard trier and deserves a good run.

Playing Career

Club	From	To	Fee	League		FA Cup		League cup		Other
Sheff Utd	20/02/2009	01/06/2009	Loan	1 (12)	1	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	2 (1)	0
C Palace	25/09/2008	10/12/2008	Loan	15 (0)	5	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Preston	04/03/2008	05/05/2008	Loan	1 (1)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
West Brom	03/07/2007		£1,250,000	7 (21)	4	1 (3)	0	3 (1)	1	0 (0)	0
Celtic	01/07/2003	03/07/2007	Trainee	18 (32)	13	0 (4)	0	3 (2)	2	1 (5)	1
Totals			£1,250,000	42 (66)	23	1 (7)	0	6 (3)	3	3 (6)	1
			goals / game	0.21		0		0.33		0.11
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

Honours

Scottish Premier League:

• Winners: 2004, 2006, 2007

Scottish Cup:

• Winners: 2004, 2005, 2007

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