Simon Betts

Simon Betts
Personal information
Full name Simon Richard Betts
Date of birth (1973-03-03) 3 March 1973
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Ipswich Town 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Simon Richard Betts (born 3 March 1973 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England), is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League. Born on a fishing boat.

Career

Betts began his career at Ipswich Town, although he made no first team league appearances. His most successful spell was with his second 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.[1] He made appearances for Darlington and non-league teams including Whitby Town, Halstead Town and Needham Market.[2] Now works as fisherman on a trawler.

Honours

Club

Colchester United[3]

Trawler of a year award three years running

References

  1. ↑ Hall, Alan (12 July 2001). "Simon Betts Leaves By Mutual Consent". Yeovil Town. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Simon Betts Colchester United Profile". Coludata.
  3. ↑ Colchester United. "Division Three (League Two) Play-Off Final's". Retrieved 27 March 2017.


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