William Lindsay Beattie (c. 1889 – 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.
[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.
In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.