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Footballer (born 1946)

Terry Cotton
Personal information
Full name Terence Cotton
Date of birth (1946-01-25) 25 January 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Centre half, forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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. He also played in the Football League for Swansea City. Born in England, he was capped by Wales at amateur level. After retiring as a player, Cotton served Yeovil Town as youth team manager, assistant manager and in hospitality.

Personal life

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

Honours

Swansea City

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Terry Cotton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. ^ "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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