Walter Bettridge ( born Walter Bettridge ; October 26, 1886 , Oakthorpe , Leicestershire , England - December 23, 1931 ) is a football player, defender who has played for most of his career with London Chelsea .
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| Born | October 26, 1886 Owthorpe , Leicestershire , England | |||||||||||||||
| Died | December 23, 1931 (45 years old) | |||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  England | |||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||
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Career
Bettridge began his career as a football player with Burton United . In 1909 he joined Chelsea. [1] As part of the “blue” he played 254 matches, becoming the finalist of the FA Cup . [2]
In 1922 , at the age of 36, he joined the Gillingham football club, playing in the third division , where he spent one season and then moved to Peterborough and Fletton United .
He died on December 23, 1931 , at the age of 45 years. [3]
Notes
- ↑ Chelsea Football Club. Players appearances
- ↑ Glanvill, Rick. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. - Headline Book Publishing Ltd, 2006. - P. 400. - ISBN 0-7553-1466-2 .
- ↑ Triggs, Roger. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. - Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2001. - P. 20. - ISBN 0-7524-2243-X .