in March. He played in all three of the team's play-off games at the end of the season, including the Final at Wembley Stadium, but with the club failing to clinch promotion he subsequently returned to his parent club. Swansea City On 27 August 2009, Beattie joined Swansea City as a replacement for departed striker Jason Scotland signing a three-year contract for a £800,000 fee. He scored his first goal on 17 October 2009 against Ipswich Town. He scored in his next game for Swansea against previous club West Bromwich Albion on 20 October. he scored his third goal of the season with a free-kick against Scunthorpe United on 31 October. A year and a half after signing, Beattie scored his first goal at the Liberty Stadium in a 2–1 defeat at the hands of Portsmouth on 26 November 2010. On 4 December 2010, he scored two goals against Ipswich Town. Beattie scored his fourth goal of the season with the winner against Middlesbrough after Swansea came back from 3–1 down to beat 'Boro 4–3. In October 2011 he was sent on loan to Watford to gain match time after recovering from an ankle injury. After his return Swansea announced on 20 January 2012 that Beattie had been released from his contract by mutual consent. Watford (loan) On 24 October 2011 Beattie joined Championship side Watford on loan until 8 January 2012. He made his debut on 5 November as a substitute against Middlesbrough. After an injury hit start at Watford, Beattie started only one game which was a 2–2 draw against Bristol City. He scored Watford's second goal of the game heading in from close range past David James. In all he made four appearances for Watford scoring once and struggled to break into the side with Troy Deeney, Chris Iwelumo, Marvin Sordell and Joe Garner restricting his first team opportunities. Return to Scotland Despite interest from other SPL sides and being poised to sign for Kilmarnock on 23 February 2012 he signed for Hearts until the end of the season. He chose the number 4 which is unusual for a striker. The vacant numbers were 4, 14, 16 and 37 which he wore at Celtic but he chose 4. Having not played a competitive game in two months he missed the game against Dundee United on 25 February as was not match fit. After scoring twice in a