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 7 in (1.70 m)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1992	Ipswich Town	0	(0)
1992	Wrexham	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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Richard Betts (born 3 March 1973) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.

Career

Betts began his career at Ipswich Town, although he made no first team league appearances. He then signed for Wrexham, where he also made no first team appearances, only being named as a non-playing substitute on the opening day of the 1992–93 season against Rochdale before his release. His most successful spell was with his third 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. He made appearances for Darlington and non-league teams including Whitby Town, Halstead Town and Needham Market.

Honours

Colchester United

• Football League Third Division play-offs: 1998

External links

• Simon Betts at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• Simon Betts at Soccerbase
• Simon Betts at Colchester United Archive Database