Terence Cotton (born 25 January 1946) is a former amateur

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who played as a

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, notably in the Southern League with

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil, a town in Somerset, England, with a council named Yeovil Town * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town W.F.C., an English women's football team affiliated with Yeovil T ...

, for whom he made 415 appearances. He also played in the

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for

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club ( ; ) is a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. It competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Swansea have played their home matches at ...

. Born in England, he was capped by Wales at

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level. After retiring as a player, Cotton served Yeovil Town as

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manager, assistant

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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 *

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third-place promotion: 1969–70 Individual *

Player of the Year:

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, 1975–76

References

Welsh men's footballers English Football League players Wales men's amateur international footballers Men's association football wing halves 1946 births Footballers from Swansea Living people Swansea City A.F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players Southern Football League players Yeovil Town F.C. non-playing staff Llanelli Town A.F.C. players Men's association football forwards Taunton Town F.C. players Bridport F.C. players {{Wales-footy-forward-stub