Terry Cotton

Terence Cotton (born 25 January 1946) is an English retired-born, Welsh-qualified amateur football centre half who is probably best remembered for his time in the Southern League with Yeovil Town, for whom he made over 410 appearances.[2][3][4] He also played in the Football League for Swansea City and was capped by Wales at amateur level.[1][5][6]

Terry Cotton

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
0000–1968	Ammanford
1968–1971	Swansea City	12	(1)
1971–1977	Yeovil Town
1977–1978	Salisbury
1978–1980	Yeovil Town
	Taunton Town
	Bridport
National team
1968–1969	Wales Amateurs	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

As of 2003, Cotton was a skittles player.[7]

Honours

Swansea City

• Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion (1): 1969–70[5]

Individual

• Yeovil Town Player of the Year (2): 1972–73, 1975–76[8][9]

References

1. "Terry Cotton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
2. "Yeovil Town Story Part 34". Retrieved 15 September 2017.
3. "Yeovil Town Story Part 35". Retrieved 15 September 2017.
4. "Post-War Leading Appearances – Yeovil Town". www.ytfc.net. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
5. "Players of the past | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
6. 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.
7. "Ex-Glover Cotton still good with his balls!". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
8. "Yeovil Town Story Part 31". Retrieved 15 September 2017.
9. "Yeovil Town Story Part 33". Retrieved 15 September 2017.