James Beattie
- Sport: soccer
- Team: Southampton FC
- Nationality: England
- Birth date: 1978-02-27 (30 years)
- Place of birth: Lancaster, England
- Nickname: "Beatts"
Beattie is a striker for Everton. He started his professional career in 1996 when he joined the Blackburn Rovers. He then moved to Southampton for 1 million pounds in 1998. He was the team's top-scorer in 2000 with 12 goals, the next season was not successful but 2001/02 he scored 14 goals. In 2005 Everton paid 6 million pounds to acquire him - the largest sum that Everton had ever paid for a player.
Team history
- Southampton FC (2007 - present day)
- Everton FC (2005 - 2007)
- Southampton FC (1998 - 2004)
- Blackburn Rovers FC (1996 - 1998)
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