Walter Bettridge

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Walter Bettridge
Personal information
Full name Walter Bettridge[1]
Date of birth 26 October 1886[2]
Place of birth Oakthorpe, England
Date of death 23 December 1931(1931-12-23) (aged 45)[3]
Place of death Measham, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Oakthorpe Albion
Measham United
Worksop Town
0000–1910 Burton United
1909–1922 Chelsea 224 (31)
1922–1923 Gillingham 19 (0)
Peterborough & Fletton United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Walter Bettridge (26 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."[5]

Club career[]

Bettridge had played for Burton United but in 1909 he joined Chelsea.[5] He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup final in 1915.[6] He played in a total of 254 games for Chelsea (including FA Cup appearances).[7] In June 1922,[6] aged 36, he joined Gillingham of the Third Division South, where he spent one season,[8] before moving on to Peterborough & Fletton United.[3] He died in December 1931, aged 45.[9]

Personal life[]

Bettridge enlisted in January 1916 as an air mechanic in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. He trained as a fitter, and attained the rank of air mechanic 1st class. After serving in both the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force, Bettridge was demobilized in 1919.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 26. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Chelsea FC Player Profile: Wally Bettridge". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Wally Bettridge – Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ^ Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  5. ^ a b Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
  6. ^ a b "Walter Bettridge". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Gillingham FC Career Details – Wally Bettridge". Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  9. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
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