Herbert Bellamy (7 April 1896 – 16 November 1978) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Watford, Swansea Town, and Brentford.[1] He later managed Wellingborough, and in the Netherlands, and Finland.[2][3][4][5]
 Bellamy while with Brentford in 1926. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Bellamy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 November 1978 (aged 82)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Grimsby, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kettering Fuller Institute | |||
| –1919 | Kettering White Cross | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1921 | Kettering | ||
| 1921–1923 | Watford | 36 | (2) |
| 1923–1926 | Swansea Town | 90 | (2) |
| 1926–1927 | Brentford | 33 | (0) |
| 1927–1928 | Wellingborough | ||
| 1928 | Irthlingborough Town | ||
| 1928 | United Counties Bus Company | ||
| 1928 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| Total | 159 | (4) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1927–1928 | Wellingborough (player-manager) | ||
| 1929–1930 | GBK Kokkola | ||
| 1935–1937 | HVV Den Haag | ||
| 1937–1938 | DHC Delft | ||
| 1938–1939 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editHerbert was born in Kettering, the son of Edward Bellamy and Allen Barnes.[6] He was married to Daisy York and had a daughter, Lucy Florence, and two sons, Herbert and Robert.[7] Bellamy served in the British Army during the First World War.[2]
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 1921–22[8] | Third Division South | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 1922–23[9] | Third Division South | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Brentford | 1926–27[10] | Third Division South | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Career Total | 69 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
Honours
editSwansea Town
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 24. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Player: Herbert Bellamy". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Gamlakarleby Bollklubb Huvudsida". JoPoX. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Bellamy trainer bij DHC". Sportkroniek. 18 March 1937. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Blauw-Wit heeft een nieuwen trainer". Sportkroniek. 7 July 1938. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Herbert Bellamy". Archief Amsterdam. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Gezinskaarten: Herbert Bellamy". Archief Amsterdam. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Season: 1921/1922". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Season: 1922/1923". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Bellamy Bert Swansea Town 1924". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.