Colin Bettany

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]

Colin Bettany
Personal information
Full name Colin David Bettany
Date of birth (1932-06-15) 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. 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
  1. "Colin Bettany". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. "The History Of Torquay United". Torquay United F.C. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  • Colin Bettany at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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