Walter Bettridge
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Walter Bettridge[1] | ||
Date of birth | October 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Oakthorpe, England | ||
Date of death | 23 December 1931[2] | (aged 45)||
Place of death | Measham, England | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Oakthorpe Albion | |||
Measham United | |||
Worksop Town | |||
–1910 | Burton United | ||
1909–1922 | Chelsea | ||
1922–1923 | Gillingham | 223 | (0) |
Peterborough & Fletton United | 19 | (0) | |
*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."[3]
Club career
Bettridge had played for Burton United but in 1909 he joined Chelsea.[3] He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup final in 1915.[4] He played in a total of 254 games for Chelsea (including FA Cup appearances).[5] In June 1922,[4] aged 36, he joined Gillingham of the Third Division South, where he spent one season,[6] before moving on to Peterborough & Fletton United.[2] He died in December 1931, aged 45.[7]
Personal life
Bettridge served as an air mechanic in the Royal Air Force during the First World War and worked as a fitter.[2]
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 26. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c "Wally Bettridge – Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ a b Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
- ^ a b "Walter Bettridge". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gillingham FC Career Details – Wally Bettridge". Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
Categories:
- English footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Peterborough & Fletton United F.C. players
- 1931 deaths
- Burton United F.C. players
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War I
- Royal Flying Corps personnel
- British military personnel of World War I
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs
- 1881 births
- Association footballers not categorized by position