| Billy Beattie | |
| Fullname: | William Lindsay Beattie |
| Birth Place: | Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland[1] |
| Death Date: | 27 January |
| Death Place: | Western Front |
| Position: | Forward |
| Club1: | Wakefield Trinity |
| Year1start: | 1911 |
| Year1end: | 14 |
| Appearances1: | 90 |
| Tries1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 33 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 12 November 2013 |
William Lindsay Beattie (– 27 January 1917) was a Scottish professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a forward, and was invited to join the 1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but declined due to business reasons. Beattie served as a commissioned officer with the Border Regiment (initially in the 10th (service) battalion), and latterly in the 1st battalion (ex 34th Foot),[2] and was killed on the Western Front in 1917 during World War I.[3]
Billy Beattie played as a forward in Wakefield Trinity's 0–6 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final during the 1913–14 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax, in front of a crowd of 19,000.[4]
Billy Beattie made his début for Wakefield Trinity during December 1911, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during October 1914, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.