nationalcaps manageryears birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position managerclubs article_title
9 5 2013 -- 2014 27 february 1978 swansea city -lrb- assistant first team coach -rrb- 1995 2007 -- 2009 2009 -- 2010 2010 -- 2011 2011 -- 2011 -- 2012 2012 -- 2013 1996 1998 -- 2005 2005 -- 2007 1995 -- 1996 4 204 76 62 38 7 9 18 25 0 68 13 34 10 0 0 0 6 150 1996 2003 james beattie.jpg james beattie beattie playing for stoke city in 2009 james scott beattie lancaster , england england u21 england 6 1 443 131 4 0 blackburn rovers blackburn → blackpool -lrb- loan -rrb- sheffield united accrington stanley rovers southampton everton sheffield united stoke city rangers striker accrington stanley james beattie -lrb- footballer -rrb-

james beattie -lrb- footballer -rrb-

james scott beattie -lrb- born 27 february 1978 -rrb- is an english former professional footballer who played as a striker .
born in lancaster , lancashire , he came through the ranks at blackburn rovers , eventually signing professionally for them in 1995 .
beattie then went on to have spells at southampton , everton , sheffield united , stoke city , rangers , and a short spell on loan at blackpool , before eventually returning to sheffield united for a second term .
when signed by everton , and for his first spell at sheffield united , he commanded the highest fee ever paid for a player by each club at that time .
