GN & England international rugby league footballer
Billy Batten
Personal information
Full name
William Batten
Born
(1889-05-26)26 May 1889 Kinsley, Wakefield, England
Died
26 January 1959(1959-01-26) (aged 69)[1] Wakefield district[2]
Playing information
Height
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Weight
13 st 4 lb (84 kg)
Position
Fullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1907–13
Hunslet
169
96
65
0
418
1913–24
Hull FC
226
89
1
0
269
1924–26
Wakefield Trinity
79
6
2
0
22
1927
Castleford
8
1
0
0
3
Total
482
192
68
0
712
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1908–21
Great Britain
10
3
0
0
9
1908–23
England
15
3
1
0
11
1908–26
Yorkshire
19
7
3
0
27
Source: [3][4][5][6]
William Batten (26 May 1889 – 26 January 1959) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, Hull FC (Heritage № 228), Wakefield Trinity, and Castleford, as a fullback, wing, or centre.[3][4][5] He is noted as one of the greatest of his era, one of the game's first superstars, Batten was a brilliant athlete and a huge crowd-puller – and also well aware of his own worth. In 1988 he became one of the inaugural inductees of the Rugby Football League Hall of Fame. Batten is also a member of the Hull FC, and Wakefield Trinity halls of fame.
^Gate, p. 29
^"Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ab"England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ab"Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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