Walter Bettridge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Bettridge | ||
| Date of birth | October 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Oakthorpe, Leicestershire, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 1931 | ||
| Place of death | Measham, Unknown | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ????-1910 | Burton United | ||
| 1909-22 | Chelsea | 223 | (0) |
| 1922-1923 | Gillingham | 19 | (0) |
| 1923-???? | Peterborough & Fletton United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Bettridge (October 1886 – 23 December 1931) was an English footballer who made over 200 appearances for Chelsea. He was a "lightweight" right back who was "fearless in stopping forwards."[1]
Club career
Bettridge had played for Burton United but in 1909 he joined Chelsea.[1] He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup final in 1915. He played in a total of 254 games for Chelsea (including FA Cup appearances).[2] In 1922, aged 36, he joined Gillingham of the Third Division South, where he spent one season, before moving on to Peterborough & Fletton United. He died in December 1931, aged 45.[3]
Honours
References
- ^ a b Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
- ^ Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. p. 400. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
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