Tony Betts
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Thomas Betts | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1974 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | Aston Villa | 4 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | → Southport (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1975 | Portland Timbers | 18 | (7) |
| 1975 | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
| 1975 | Boldmere St. Michael's | ||
| 1976–1977 | Portland Timbers | 48 | (6) |
| 1979 | Minnesota Kicks | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | 70 | (13) |
| Total | 151+ | (27+) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972 | England Youth | ||
| England Amateurs | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Anthony Thomas Betts (born 31 October 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He played in the Football League, the North American Soccer League, and the Major Indoor Soccer League.
He began his career at Aston Villa, featuring in the 1972 FA Youth Cup final. He was loaned out to Southport in 1974–75, before he emigrated to America to play for the Portland Timbers. He helped the Timbers to the final of the Soccer Bowl in 1975, before briefly returning to England with Port Vale and Boldmere St. Michael's. He returned to Portland Timbers for two more seasons, before joining the Minnesota Kicks in 1979. He then spent the last three years of his career with indoor football club Buffalo Stallions.
Betts started his career as a professional at Aston Villa in March 1972 and played for the "Villans" in the 1972 FA Youth Cup final defeat to Liverpool, playing alongside players such as John Gidman, Alan Little, and Brian Little. He made four Second Division appearances at Villa Park under the stewardship of Ron Saunders. He was loaned out to Alan Ball's Southport of the Fourth Division, scoring once in eight league appearances in 1974–75.
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