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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Cotton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Llanelli | |||
| –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 | |||
Personal life
editUpon 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
editSwansea City
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1969–70[5]
Individual
- Yeovil Town Player of the Year: 1972–73, 1975–76[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Terry Cotton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Moving to Yeovil in 1971 was the best decision we ever made". Yeovil Press. p. 65. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ex-Glover Cotton still good with his balls!". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Players of the past | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Yeovil Town Story Part 31". Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Yeovil Town Story Part 33". Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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