Betts made his debut for
Doncaster Rovers when he was just 16, during the 1997–98 season, when a Doncaster side made up mostly of players from the youth team and non-league football were relegated from
The Football League. He made 3 appearances that season, and impressed enough to earn a move to
FA Premier League side
Coventry City. Here he settled into their youth system, appearing on the losing side in two
FA Youth Cup Finals. He made a few appearances in the Premiership, and had loan spells at
Plymouth Argyle and
Lincoln City. Coventry's relegation from the Premiership in 2001 gave him more opportunities to play, but he was still on the fringes of the team, and was released on 22 May 2003. He scored once for Coventry; his goal coming in a
League Cup tie against
Rushden & Diamonds in October 2002. The 2003–04 season saw Betts move between three clubs, having spells at
Rochdale,
Kidderminster Harriers,
Hereford United. He was released by Hereford in the summer of 2004 and linked up with the
Dr Martens League side
Racing Club Warwick on non-contract terms. He soon secured a month's contract with
Forest Green Rovers but this was not extended and, in October 2004, he rejoined
Racing Club Warwick. In the summer of 2006, the
Racing Club Warwick manager
Marcus Law was appointed manager of
Quorn and Betts soon followed him. He won the
Midland Football Alliance Player of the Season award for 2006–07. ==References==