| Bobby Beaton | |
| Nationality: | British (Scottish) |
| Birth Place: | Blantyre, Scotland |
| Career1: | Glasgow Tigers |
| Years1: | 1968–1972, 1986–1988 |
| Career2: | Coatbridge Tigers |
| Years2: | 1973 |
| Career3: | Hull Vikings |
| Years3: | 1974-1981 |
| Career4: | Newcastle Diamonds |
| Years4: | 1982–1984 |
| Career5: | Belle Vue Aces |
| Years5: | 1982-1983 |
| Career6: | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Years6: | 1984-1985 |
| Indivyear1: | 1980 |
| Indivhonour1: | British Championship finalist |
| Teamyear1: | 1979 |
| Teamhonour1: | Inter-League Four Team Tournament |
| Teamyear2: | 1982, 1983 |
| Teamhonour2: | National League Champion |
| Teamyear3: | 1982 |
| Teamhonour3: | National League KO Cup Winner |
| Teamyear4: | 1982, 1983 |
| Teamhonour4: | National League Supernational Playoff Winner |
| Teamyear5: | 1982, 1983 |
| Teamhonour5: | National League Four Team Champion |
John Robert Thompson Beaton (born 14 May 1952) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland.[1] [2]
Beaton rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1968 to 1985, riding for various clubs.[3] [4] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1980.[1] [5]
In 1982, he helped the Newcastle Diamonds win the Fours Championship during the 1982 National League season and he repeated the success the following year during the 1983 National League season.[6] [7]
At retirement he had earned 15 international caps for Scotland national speedway team and 1 cap for the Great Britain national speedway team.[3]
His younger brother Jim Beaton was a speedway rider and his older brother George Beaton was a junior rider before he was killed in a car crash in 1972. His father Jimmy Beaton Sr. was a promoter at Glasgow Tigers.[2]