Les Bettinson

Les Bettinson
Personal information
Full name	Leslie James Bettinson
Born	Cumbria, England
Playing information
Position	fullback, centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1957–69	Salford	319	75	10		245
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1957–67	Cumberland	7
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1973–77	Salford
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Leslie James Bettinson is a former rugby league player, coach and administrator. He played 319 games for Salford, between 1957 and 1969 including a stint as captain, later coaching them from 1973-1977 and serving as team manager and director. He would later be team manager for Great Britain in 1988 and would publish a book In the Lions' Den: The Rebirth of Great Britain in Rugby League. He was also the RFL's inaugural President, and has been Chair of the Coaching Committee.

He was manager of the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour.

References

↑ Morris, Graham (2001). 100 Greats: Salford Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4.

Salford Red Devils Coaches

1920s James Lomas 1928 - 1940 Lance Todd 1954 - 1958 Gus Risman 1964 - 1970 Griff Jenkins 1970 - 1973 Cliff Evans 1973 – 1977 Les Bettinson 1977 – 1978 Colin Dixon 1978 Stan McCormick 1978 – 1980 Alex Murphy 1980 – 1982 Kevin Ashcroft 1982 – Alan McInnes 1982 – 1983 Malcolm Aspey 1983 – 1984 Mike Coulman 1984 – 1989 Kevin Ashcroft 1989 – 1993 Kevin Tamati 1993 – 1995 Garry Jack

Super League Era	1995 - 1999 Andy Gregory 1999 - 2001 John Harvey 2001 - 2002 Steve McCormack 2002 - 2007 Karl Harrison 2007 - 2011 Shaun McRae 2011 Matt Parish 2011 - 2013 Phil Veivers 2013 Alan Hunte (interim) 2013 - 2014 Brian Noble 2014 - Present Iestyn Harris

The Rugby Football League

Chairmen	Rodney Walker Richard Lewis Brian Barwick

Presidents	Les Bettinson Colin Hutton Harry Jepson Maurice Lindsay Bev Risman

Founder members	Batley FC Bradford FC Brighouse Rangers RFC Broughton Rangers FC Halifax FC Huddersfield FC Hull FC Hunslet FC Leeds FC Leigh FC Liversedge RFC Manningham FC Oldham FC Rochdale Hornets FC Runcorn RFC Stockport RFC St Helens FC Tyldesley FC Wakefield Trinity FC Warrington FC Widnes FC Wigan FC

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