Walter Bettridge

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(1931-12-23) (aged 45)[2]
Place of death Measham, England
Playing position Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Oakthorpe Albion
Measham United
Worksop Town
0000–1910 Burton United
1909–1922 Chelsea
1922–1923 Gillingham 223 (0)
Peterborough & Fletton United 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 26. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wally Bettridge – Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
  4. 1 2 "Walter Bettridge". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Gillingham FC Career Details – Wally Bettridge". Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.


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