Angus Beith

Angus Beith
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2014 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Heart of Midlothian 2 (0)
2014–2015 → Stirling Albion (loan) 18 (1)
2016 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 → Stirling Albion (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Stranraer (loan) 14 (8)
2018–2019 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 (0)
Total 49 (9)
International career
2012 Scotland U17 1 (0)
2013 Scotland U18 1 (0)
2014–2015 Scotland U19 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

Heart of Midlothian

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,[3] in a campaign which ended in relegation from the top flight.[4] 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.[5]

On 27 November 2014, he was loaned to Scottish League One team Stirling Albion on an emergency loan into early January.[6] 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.[7] On 6 December, he played his first game in the Scottish Professional Football League, a 2–3 loss to Peterhead at the Forthbank Stadium.[8] 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.[9] His loan was extended, by request to Hearts manager Robbie Neilson, until the conclusion of the season.[10] Beith made 18 league appearances on his loan, with one goal,[11] as the team were relegated to the Scottish League Two.[12]

On 25 March 2016, Beith joined Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir on a 28-day emergency loan,[13] and played five full matches during his month at Ochilview Park.[3] He returned to Stirling on 28 October 2016 on a month's loan,[14] extended to January 2017,[15] 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.[16]

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.[17]

Beith was loaned to Stranraer in November 2017.[18] 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.[19]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

In April 2018, Beith agreed to sign a three-year contract with Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[20] The deal was completed in May 2018, with Beith moving in exchange for Jake Mulraney.[21]

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.[22] 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.[23]

Coaching

In November 2024, Beith was appointed Hearts B Team Head Coach [24]

International career

Beith represented Scotland at under-19 level.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 April 2019[3][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[26] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2015–16[27] Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17[28] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2017–18[29] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Stirling Albion (loan) 2014–15[26] League One 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2015–16[27] League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Stirling Albion (loan) 2016–17[28] League Two 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Stranraer (loan) 2017–18[29] 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
  1. ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Personal life

Beith grew up in Buckstone, Edinburgh[1] and attended Boroughmuir High School.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b "Angus Beith set to stake his claim at Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Inverness CT 2-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Angus Beith Stats". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Partick Thistle 2-4 Heart of Midlothian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Livingston 4-1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Beith joins on loan". Stirling Albion F.C. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Stirling 0-2 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  8. ^ Crawford, Kenny (6 December 2014). "Stirling 2-3 Peterhead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Stirling 3-4 Morton". 27 December 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  10. ^ Anderson, Barry (25 February 2015). "Hearts kid Angus Beith doing Stirling job on loan". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Games played by Angus Beith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Andrew Jackson's stoppage-time winner consigned Stirling to League Two". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Player Signing". Stenhousemuir F.C. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Beith joins Binos on loan". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Beith loan extended". Stirling Albion F.C. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Montrose vs Stirling Albion". Football.co.uk. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Celtic 4-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Beith joins Stranraer on loan". SPFL. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Beith voted League 1 Player of Month". SPFL. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  20. ^ Stewart, Craig P. (24 April 2018). "Hearts midfielder Angus Beith signs for Inverness". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Hearts sign Jake Mulraney, Angus Beith goes to Inverness, Iain Vigurs to Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Angus Beith Benefit Match | Heart Of Midlothian Football Club". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  23. ^ Money, mental health & Messi - what happens when a player retires early?, BBC Sport, 21 May 2020
  24. ^ "Beith appointed B Team Head Coach – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  25. ^ Angus Beith at Soccerbase
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Angus Beith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Angus Beith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Angus Beith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Angus Beith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  30. ^ "Scotland Under-19 coach watching Hearts' starlets". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2015.