Simon Betts

Simon Betts
Personal information
Full name Simon Richard Betts
Date of birth (1973-03-03) 3 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
1992 Wrexham 0 (0)
1992–1999 Colchester United 191 (11)
1999–2000 Scarborough 59 (9)
2000–2001 Yeovil Town 17 (1)
2001–2003 Darlington 69 (1)
2003–2004 Whitby Town 9 (0)
2004–2005 Halstead Town
2005–2006 Needham Market
Total 344 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Richard Betts (born 3 March 1973) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.

Career

Betts began his career at Ipswich Town, although he made no first team league appearances. He then signed for Wrexham, where he also made no first team appearances, only being named as a non-playing substitute on the opening day of the 1992–93 season against Rochdale before his release.[2] His most successful spell was with his third club, Colchester United, where he made 191 league appearances and scored 11 goals. He then had a spell with Scarborough, before moving to Yeovil Town. Betts' contract was terminated by mutual consent after 17 appearances in 2001.[3] He made appearances for Darlington and non-league teams including Whitby Town, Halstead Town and Needham Market.[4]

Honours

Club

Colchester United[5]

References

  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1995). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1995–96. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-7472-7823-8.
  2. ^ "Wrexham 3 - 1 Rochdale". WrexhamAFCArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ^ Hall, Alan (12 July 2001). "Simon Betts Leaves By Mutual Consent". Yeovil Town. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Simon Betts Colchester United Profile". Coludata. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012.
  5. ^ Colchester United. "Division Three (League Two) Play-Off Final's". Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  • Simon Betts at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • Simon Betts at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  • Simon Betts at Colchester United Archive Database


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