Paul Batty

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Paul Batty
Personal information
Full name Paul William Batty [1]
Date of birth (1964-01-09) 9 January 1964 (age 59) [1]
Place of birth Edlington, [2] England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder [1]
Youth career
Swindon Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1985 Swindon Town 108 (7)
1985–1986 Chesterfield 26 (0)
1986–1991 Exeter City 111 (11)
1991–1993 Yeovil Town [4] 83 (9)
1993–1994 Bath City [5] 31 (3)
1994–1995 Salisbury City [6] 18 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul William Batty (born 9 January 1964) is a former professional footballer who made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League. He played as a midfielder.

Batty began his career as an apprentice with Swindon Town, turning professional in January 1982. [7] He made his debut on 25 September 1982 as Swindon won 1-0 at home to Crewe Alexandra [8] and remained a regular for the next two seasons. He lost his place late in 1985 and was released at the end of the season.

He joined Chesterfield but left to join Exeter City in 1986. After five years with Exeter he dropped out of league football, joining Yeovil Town in March 1991. [9] In 1992, he scored a hat-trick as Yeovil knocked Football League team Torquay United out of the FA Cup. He joined Bath City in July 1993, scoring the goal that knocked league side Hereford United out of the following season's FA Cup. [10] He struggled with a knee injury towards the end of the season and left to join Salisbury City in July 1994. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information: 1921–2018". www.cfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  166. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  4. ↑ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. pp. 786, 799. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7.
  5. ↑ Harman (ed.). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. pp. 99, 107.
  6. ↑ "Appearances and goalscorers 1994/95". Salisbury City F.C. Archived from the original on 16 December 2003.
  7. ↑ "Player profile: Paul Batty". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Playing Record: Paul Batty: Season 1982–1983". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Yeovil Town story, part 49". Ciderspace. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  10. 1 2 "Past Players – B". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 9 April 2020.


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