Bert Bellamy Explained

Bert Bellamy
Fullname:Herbert Bellamy
Birth Date:1896 4, df=y
Birth Place:Kettering, England
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Grimsby, England
Position:Wing half
Youthclubs1:Kettering Fuller Institute
Youthyears2:–1919
Youthclubs2:Kettering White Cross
Years1:1919–1921
Clubs1:Kettering
Years2:1921–1923
Clubs2:Watford
Caps2:36
Goals2:2
Years3:1923–1926
Clubs3:Swansea Town
Caps3:90
Goals3:2
Years4:1926–1927
Clubs4:Brentford
Caps4:33
Goals4:0
Years5:1927–1928
Clubs5:Wellingborough
Years6:1928
Clubs6:Irthlingborough Town
Years7:1928
Clubs7:United Counties Bus Company
Years8:1928
Clubs8:Kidderminster Harriers
Totalcaps:159
Totalgoals:4
Manageryears1:1927–1928
Managerclubs1:Wellingborough (player-manager)
Manageryears2:1929–1930
Managerclubs2:GBK Kokkola
Manageryears3:1935–1937
Managerclubs3:HVV Den Haag
Manageryears4:1937–1938
Managerclubs4:DHC Delft
Manageryears5:1938–1939
Managerclubs5:Blauw-Wit Amsterdam

Herbert Bellamy (7 April 1896 – 16 November 1978) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Watford, Swansea Town, and Brentford.[2] He later managed Wellingborough, and in the Netherlands, and Finland.[3] [4] [5]

Personal life

Herbert was born in Kettering, the son of Edward Bellamy and Allen Barnes.[6] He was married to Daisy York and had a daughter, Lucy Florence, and two sons, Herbert and Robert. [7] Bellamy served in the British Army during the First World War.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford1921–22[8] Third Division South21200212
1922–23[9] Third Division South15010160
Total36210372
Brentford1926–27[10] Third Division South33060390
Career Total69270762

Honours

Swansea Town

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player: Herbert Bellamy . 13 May 2024 . Watford Football Club Archive . en.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2012 . Tony Brown . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 24.
  3. Web site: Gamlakarleby Bollklubb Huvudsida . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161226101916/http://www.jopox.fi/gbk/index.php?bW9kPWNvbnRlbnQmYWN0PXZpZXdhY29udGVudGl0ZW0mcGFnZV9pZD04NDc1MCZwcmludD0xJmNoZWNrPTZlOThmZGUwYTRkYTgyYWUxMWJlZjE0MWIxMmVmMmZk . 26 December 2016 . 18 December 2016 . JoPoX.
  4. Web site: 18 March 1937 . Bellamy trainer bij DHC . 24 March 2020 . Sportkroniek.
  5. Web site: 7 July 1938 . Blauw-Wit heeft een nieuwen trainer . 24 March 2020 . Sportkroniek.
  6. Web site: Herbert Bellamy . 24 March 2020 . Archief Amsterdam.
  7. Web site: Gezinskaarten: Herbert Bellamy . 24 March 2020 . Archief Amsterdam.
  8. Web site: Season: 1921/1922 . 13 May 2024 . Watford Football Club Archive . en.
  9. Web site: Season: 1922/1923 . 13 May 2024 . Watford Football Club Archive . en.
  10. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 369.
  11. Web site: Bellamy Bert Swansea Town 1924 . 23 December 2018 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.