GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
1958 ๐ 1 | 1 (-) | ๐ฅ 6.00 | โ 0% | ๐บ - | #466 |
Goalkeeper
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
William Beaton
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 September 1935 | Fife ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Villa Youth Record

n/a
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Previous Clubs

Thornton Hibernian
1956-58 Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish First Division, Second Division
๐ 36 | โฝ 0 |
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1958-59 | October 1958 | 23 | ยฃ30,000 | Dunfermline Athletic ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Villa Career
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1958 | ยฃ30k |
Football League First Division |
๐ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | #466 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Played Under

Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 1958
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Career Summary

๐๏ธ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Competition Record

๐ League | ๐ FA Cup | ๐ League Cup | ๐ Europe | ๐ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
โฝ League | โฝ FA Cup | โฝ League Cup | โฝ Europe | โฝ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
๐ฅ League | ๐ฅ FA Cup | ๐ฅ League Cup | ๐ฅ Europe | ๐ฅ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Season by Season Record

๐๏ธ | ๐ | ใฝ๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1958-59 | 22 | D1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
0 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Age ๐, League ใฝ๏ธ, Position ๐, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Goalkeeping Record

๐๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0% |
1958-59 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Honours

Played for the Villa
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1958-59 | 15 November 1958 | Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Season | Debut | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1958-59 | 15 November 1958 | 23 | Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1958-59 | 15 November 1958 | 23 | Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1958-59 | 15 November 1958 | Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Loans Out

None
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1959-60 | February 1960 | 24 | Free | Airdrieonians ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Joe Mercer ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Subsequent Clubs

1959-62 Airdrieonians
Scottish First Division
๐ 17 | โฝ 0 |
1962-63 Alloa Athletic
Scottish Second Division
Retired
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Quotes

GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Biography

Player #466 for Aston Villa, William Beaton, known as Bill Beaton, played as a goalkeeper for the club.
Bill played for Villa in 1958-59 making a single appearance.
Bill was born in Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife, Scotland, on 30 September 1935 and made his sole appearance for Villa on Saturday, 15 November 1958 aged 23.
Villa had signed Bill from Dunfermline Athletic in October 1958 for the significant fee of ยฃ30,000 - then the highest fee Villa had paid for a player.
By contrast Gerry Hitchens had cost ยฃ22,500 in December 1957, whilst Jimmy Dugdale and Les Smith had cost ยฃ25,000 each in February 1956.
Bill was the 56th custodian of the Villa goal in League and Cup football.
Bill conceded six goals on his debut and was to never feature for the first team again before moving on to Airdrieonians in February 1960.
Bill had played under manager Joe Mercer.
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Appearances
1

Game | Matchday Summary | Match Squad |
---|---|---|
Game #2508 | ๐ฅ 15 Nov 1958, Villa 3-6 Leicester, Filbert Street | GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB John Sharples | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Wally Hazelden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | |
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Starts
1

Game | Matchday Summary | Line Up |
---|---|---|
Game #2508 | ๐ฅ 15 Nov 1958, Villa 3-6 Leicester, Filbert Street | GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด |
FB John Sharples | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Wally Hazelden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ | โฝ | |
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
---|
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Goals Scored
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
---|
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Assists Made
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
---|
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Cards Received
๐จ

0
๐ฅ
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
---|
International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
FA | Caps with Villa | Scorers |
---|
FA | International Goals with Villa | Scorers |
---|
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
Matches
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #466 |
๐ฅ 15 Nov 1958, Villa 3-6 Leicester, Filbert Street


Game #2508
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: H. Haworth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackburn, -1958
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 3-6
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Season | 1958-59 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #248 |
Saturday, 15 November 1958

Division One
Scorer(s) | Jackie Sewell | 1' | Gerry Hitchens | 11' | 35' |
Assist(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 1' | Les Smith | 11' | Peter McParland | 35' |
Teams

Starting XI
GK Bill Beaton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด |
FB John Sharples | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Gordon Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Wally Hazelden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gerry Hitchens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI
GK Dave Maclaren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
D Willie Cunningham | ๐ฌ๐ง |
D Joe Baillie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ian King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Johnny Newman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tommy McDonald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Ken Leek | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Jimmy Walsh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Ken Keyworth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bernie Kelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Derek Hines | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Bill Beaton
โฝ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Gerry Hitchens
โฝ | 11' Goal, 2-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Les Smith
โฝ | 35' Goal, 3-0, Gerry Hitchens, Assist by Peter McParland
๐ฅ
| 38' Goal, 3-1, (Leicester City), Derek Hines
๐ | HT Leicester City 1-3 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 47' Goal, 3-2, (Leicester City), Derek Hines
๐ฅ
| 55' Goal, 3-3, (Leicester City), Derek Hines
๐ฅ
| 70' Goal, 3-4, (Leicester City), Jimmy Walsh
๐ฅ
| 80' Goal, 3-5, (Leicester City), Derek Hines
๐ฅ
| 89' Goal, 3-6, (Leicester City), Bernie Kelly
๐ | FT Leicester City 6-3 Aston Villa