Angus Beith (born 22 February 1996) is a Scottish former professional
footballer
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. Beith played as a
midfielder
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Stenhousemuir
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Beith joined Heart of Midlothian aged 9. 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
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. He featured on the substitutes' bench in 12 more games that season, without entering the field, in a campaign which ended in relegation from the top flight. He made his Hearts debut on 20 August 2014, in the second round of the
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,Livingston, playing 85 minutes of a 4–1 loss before being replaced by fellow debutant Sean McKirdy.
On 27 November 2014, he was loaned to
Scottish League One
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team Stirling Albion on an emergency loan into early January. The next day, he made his debut for them, playing the entirety of their 0–2 home loss to
Raith Rovers
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in the fourth round of the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Scottish Professional Football League
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, a 2–3 loss to Peterhead at the Forthbank Stadium. 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. His loan was extended, by request to Hearts manager
Robbie Neilson
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, until the conclusion of the season. Beith made 18 league appearances on his loan, with one goal, as the team were relegated to the
Scottish League Two
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.
On 25 March 2016, Beith joined Scottish League One club
Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in the west, where the nea ...
on a 28-day emergency loan, and played five full matches during his month at Ochilview Park. He returned to Stirling on 28 October 2016 on a month's loan, extended to January 2017, 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.
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
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Raith Rovers
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,
Albion Rovers
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In April 2018, Beith agreed to sign a three-year contract with
Scottish Championship
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Jake Mulraney
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.
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
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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. 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
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Edinburgh
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