Jim Bett

Jim Bett
Personal information
Full name James Bett[1]
Date of birth (1959-11-25) 25 November 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Hamilton, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Gartcosh United
Dundee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1978 Airdrieonians 8 (0)
1978 Valur 2 (0)
1978–1980 Lokeren 33 (1)
1980–1983 Rangers 104 (21)
1983–1985 Lokeren 64 (7)
1985–1994 Aberdeen 257 (33)
1994 Valur 13 (4)
1994–1995 Heart of Midlothian 26 (2)
1995–1996 Dundee United 23 (2)
Total 530 (70)
International career
1980–1982 Scotland U21[2] 7 (0)
1982–1990 Scotland 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Bett (born 25 November 1959) is a Scottish former professional association footballer who played in central or left midfield. He played with Aberdeen for nine seasons and had shorter spells at other clubs in Belgium, Iceland and Scotland. He earned 26 caps for the Scotland national team over eight years.

  1. ^ A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
  2. ^ "[Scotland U21 player] Bett, Jim". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.