Colin David Bettany (born 15 June 1932) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Torquay United.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin David Bettany | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1955 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | (6) |
| 1955–1957 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 1957–1966 | Torquay United | 335 | (4) |
| 1966–19xx | Nuneaton Borough | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bettany, a Leicester-born full back, was an amateur with his local side Leicester City when he signed professional forms with Crewe Alexandra in August 1953. Six goals from 29 league games led to a transfer to Birmingham City in June 1955, but in two years at St Andrew's he was never to make a league appearance. In April 1957 he joined Torquay United,[1] making his debut at centre forward on the opening day of the following season in a 3–0 defeat away to Colchester United. After three games Bettany lost his place as Torquay manager Eric Webber shuffled his side to allow Dennis Lewis to return after injury.
After two games on the sidelines, Bettany returned to the side, but at full-back where he was to establish himself. Between 4 April 1958 and 31 August 1963, Bettany was an ever-present in the Torquay league side (a run of 195 consecutive appearances, a figure bettered only by Lewis for Torquay.[citation needed] This spell included all 46 games in Torquay's 1959–60 Fourth Division promotion season.[2] He eventually made 335 league appearances, scoring four times, before returning to the Midlands, joining non-league club Nuneaton Borough.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Colin Bettany". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "The History Of Torquay United". Torquay United F.C. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
External links edit
- Colin Bettany at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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