Walter Bettridge
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter Bettridge[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 October 1886[2] | ||
Place of birth | Oakthorpe, England | ||
Date of death | 23 December 1931[3] | (aged 45)||
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 | |||
–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[]
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 26. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Chelsea FC Player Profile: Wally Bettridge". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Wally Bettridge – Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ 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.
- 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 soldiers
- 1881 births
- Association football fullbacks
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Air Force airmen
- FA Cup Final players
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs