Jim Bett
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Jim Bett | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Bett | |
| Date of birth | 25 November 1959 | |
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder (Retired) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Gartcosh Boys Club | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1976–1978 1978 1978–1980 1980–1983 1983–1985 1985–1994 1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 |
Airdrie Valur Lokeren Rangers Lokeren Aberdeen KR Reykjavík Heart of Midlothian Dundee United |
8 (0) 33 (1) 104 (21) 64 (7) 257 (33) 13 (4) 26 (2) 10 (2) |
| National team | ||
| 1982–1990 | Scotland | 25 (1) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
James "Jim" Bett (born November 25, 1959 in Hamilton) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who predominantly played for Aberdeen. He played in central or left midfield.
Bett was a Scottish Schoolboy internationalist,[1] who started his career with Airdrieonians before moving to Icelandic side Valur in 1978. A year later he joined K.S.C. Lokeren (282) in Belgium before Rangers manager John Greig paid £150,000 to sign him for the Glasgow club in 1980. In three seasons at Ibrox he won a Scottish Cup winners medal (1980-81) and a League Cup winners medal (1982-83).[1] During this spell he also earned his first selection for the Scotland national side, making the first of 25 appearances in 1982.
Bett returned to his native land in 1985, joining Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen in 1985 for £300,000.[1] During his time with the Dons he collected winners medals in the 1985-86 and 1989-90 seasons for both the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup. He left Pittodrie in 1994, after making almost 300 first-team appearances, and moved to KR Reykjavík. He won the Icelandic Cup with KR but left at the end of the 1994 Icelandic season to join Hearts, with whom he played the 1994-95 Scottish season. He retired in 1996, after a final season with Dundee United.
Bett met his Icelandic wife during his time playing for Valur and has maintained a close connection with Iceland since. His sons Baldur and Calum, also both professional footballers, were born there and have represented the country at Under-19 level.[2] Coincidentally, Bett's only goal for Scotland occurred in a 1-0 win over Iceland in Reykjavík in 1985.[2]
In 2003, Bett was inducted into the Aberdeen FC Hall of Fame as one of the founding members.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986 (Hardback), Hutton Press. (ISBN 0-907033-47-4).
- ^ a b "News Archive", Bob Dunning 1970-71 Football review, 2005-09-30.
[edit] External links
- Jim Bett career stats at Soccerbase
- Scotland appearances at londonhearts.com
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Theo Snelders |
Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year 1990 |
Succeeded by Paul Elliott |
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
