Ron Batty

Ron Batty
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Robson Batty
Date of birth	5 October 1925
Place of birth	Lanchester, England
Date of death	1971 (aged 45–46)
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Stanley United
1945–1958	Newcastle United
1958–1959	Gateshead
Total
Managerial career
1958–1960	Gateshead
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Robson Batty (born 5 October 1925 in Lanchester, County Durham - died 1971) was an English football full-back. He began his career with non-league Stanley United before signing for Newcastle United during the Second World War. He appeared for the club in 161 league games, scoring one goal. He left the club in 1958 to move to Gateshead where he added a further 40 league appearances before retiring. He played at left back in the FA Cup winning Newcastle United team of 1955^[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newcastle United	1948–49	30	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
	1949–50	18	0	2	0	0	0	20	0
	1950–51	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	1951–52	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1952–53	11	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	12	0
	1953–54	13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
	1954–55	25	0	10	0	0	0	35	0
	1955–56	22	0	2	0	0	0	24	0
	1956–57	24	0	3	0	0	0	27	0
	1957–58	13	1	1	0	0	0	14	1
	Total	161	1	20	0	1	0	182	1
Gateshead	1957–58	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	1958–59	31	0	1	0	0	0	32	0
	Total	40	0	1	0	0	0	41	0
Career Total		201	1	21	0	1	0	223	1

^ Appearance in Charity Shield

References[edit]

^ B.J. Hugman, Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A-Z 1946-1981, 1981, p. 67

Ron Batty at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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[2] Appearance in Charity Shield

[1] B.J. Hugman, Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A-Z 1946-1981, 1981, p. 67

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