About Colin Bettany
Born 1932. Colin Bettany is a British association football player.
Colin David Bettany (born 15 June 1932) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Torquay United.
Bettany, a Leicester-born full back, was an amateur with his local side Leicester City when he signed professional forms with Crewe Alexandra in August 1953. Six goals from 29 league games led to a transfer to Birmingham City in June 1955, but in two years at St Andrew's he was never to make a league appearance. In April 1957 he joined Torquay United, This spell included all 46 games in Torquay's 1959–60 Fourth Division promotion season. He eventually made 335 league appearances, scoring four times, before returning to the Midlands, joining non-league club Nuneaton Borough.
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Who is Colin Bettany?
English footballer (born 1932)
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Colin Bettany was born on 15 June 1932 in Leicester.
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Colin Bettany is an association football player.
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Colin Bettany is British.
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