| Angus Beith | |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Stirling Albion (loan) |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Stenhousemuir (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Stirling Albion (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Stranraer (loan) |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Totalgoals: | 9 |
| Totalcaps: | 49 |
Angus Beith (born 22 February 1996) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Beith played as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian, Stirling Albion, Stenhousemuir, Stranraer and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Due to a hip injury, Beith was forced to retire aged 23.
Beith joined Heart of Midlothian aged 9.[1] He was first included in a matchday squad on 31 August 2013, remaining an unused substitute for their 2–0 defeat away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premiership.[2] He featured on the substitutes' bench in 12 more games that season, without entering the field, in a campaign which ended in relegation from the top flight.[3] He made his Hearts debut on 20 August 2014, in the second round of the Scottish Challenge Cup away to Livingston, playing 85 minutes of a 4–1 loss before being replaced by fellow debutant Sean McKirdy.[4]
On 27 November 2014, he was loaned to Scottish League One team Stirling Albion on an emergency loan into early January.[5] The next day, he made his debut for them, playing the entirety of their 0–2 home loss to Raith Rovers in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[6] On 6 December, he played his first game in the Scottish Professional Football League, a 2–3 loss to Peterhead at the Forthbank Stadium.[7] The first senior goal of his career came on 27 December, Stirling's third as they went from 3–1 up to lose 3–4 at home to Greenock Morton.[8] His loan was extended, by request to Hearts manager Robbie Neilson, until the conclusion of the season.[9] Beith made 18 league appearances on his loan, with one goal, as the team were relegated to the Scottish League Two.[10]
On 25 March 2016, Beith joined Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir on a 28-day emergency loan,[11] and played five full matches during his month at Ochilview Park. He returned to Stirling on 28 October 2016 on a month's loan,[12] extended to January 2017,[13] and totalled 10 games, all starts. He was sent off on 24 December at the end of a 2–2 draw at Montrose for foul and abusive language.[14]
After returning to Hearts, Beith made his Scottish Premiership debut on 29 January 2017 in a 4–0 loss at league leaders Celtic, replacing Perry Kitchen for the last nine minutes.[15]
Beith was loaned to Stranraer in November 2017.[16] He won the League One player of the month award for January 2018, having scored goals in wins against Raith Rovers, Albion Rovers and Airdrie.[17]
In April 2018, Beith agreed to sign a three-year contract with Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[18] The deal was completed in May 2018, with Beith moving in exchange for Jake Mulraney.[19]
However, he was forced to retire in early April without playing a game for the club due to a hip injury similar to the one that tennis player Andy Murray had. Beith stated:
"I would like to thank John Robertson and Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the opportunity they gave me when I signed last year. I have done everything possible to recover from injury and to get back playing but, reluctantly I have had to accept that it is just not possible for me to play football any longer I wish the club every success this season and in the future"A benefit game on his behalf was agreed on between Hearts and Inverness.[20] The game finished in a 1–1 draw, with Beith being given a guard of honour before kick-off. He later continued a degree course via the Open University and did youth coaching work at Hearts.[21]
Beith represented Scotland at under-19 level.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[22] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Stirling Albion (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Stirling Albion (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Stranraer (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9 | |||
Beith grew up in Buckstone, Edinburgh[1] and attended Boroughmuir High School.[23]