Terry Cotton

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Terry Cotton
Personal information
Full name Terence Cotton [1]
Date of birth (1946-01-25) 25 January 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Centre half, forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Llanelli
0000–1968 Ammanford
1968–1971 Swansea City 12 (1)
1971–1977 Yeovil Town
1977–1978 Salisbury
1978–1980 Yeovil Town
Taunton Town
Bridport
International career
1968–1969 Wales Amateurs 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terence Cotton (born 25 January 1946) is a former amateur footballer who played as a centre half, notably in the Southern League with Yeovil Town, for whom he made 415 appearances. [2] He also played in the Football League for Swansea City. [1] Born in England, [1] he was capped by Wales at amateur level. [3] After retiring as a player, Cotton served Yeovil Town as youth team manager, assistant manager and in hospitality. [2]

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Personal life

Upon joining Yeovil Town in 1971, Cotton worked for Normalair. [2] His wife Jean worked as a secretary at Yeovil Town for more than 30 years, before retiring in 2020. [2] As of 2003, Cotton was a skittles player. [4]

Honours

Swansea City

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Terry Cotton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Moving to Yeovil in 1971 was the best decision we ever made". Yeovil Press. p. 65. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ↑ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 332. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Glover Cotton still good with his balls!". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Players of the past | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Yeovil Town Story Part 31" . Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Yeovil Town Story Part 33" . Retrieved 15 September 2017.


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