Danny Batth
{{short description|English footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Danny Batth
| image = Danny Batth Norwich 2024.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Batth with Norwich City in 2024
| full_name = Daniel Tanveer Batth{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Stoke City |publisher=English Football League |page=67 |access-date=26 September 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1990|09|21}}{{cite book| editor-first = Barry J.| editor-last = Hugman| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11| year = 2010| publisher = Mainstream Publishing| location = Edinburgh| isbn = 978-1-84596-601-0| page = 37 }}
| birth_place = Brierley Hill, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Blackburn Rovers
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = 2000–2009
| youthclubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| years1 = 2009–2019
| clubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| caps1 = 195
| goals1 = 14
| years2 = 2009–2010
| clubs2 = → Colchester United (loan)
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2010
| clubs3 = → Sheffield United (loan)
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2011
| clubs4 = → Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
| caps4 = 10
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2011–2012
| clubs5 = → Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
| caps5 = 44
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2018–2019
| clubs6 = → Middlesbrough (loan)
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2022
| clubs7 = Stoke City
| caps7 = 100
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = Sunderland
| caps8 = 49
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2023–2024
| clubs9 = Norwich City
| caps9 = 16
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = Blackburn Rovers
| caps10 = 33
| goals10 = 2
| club-update = 10:38, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Daniel Tanveer Batth (born 21 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{English football updater|BlackbuR}} club Blackburn Rovers.
Batth began his career with his local side Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining their youth academy as a teenager. In order to gain first-team experience he spent time out on loan at Colchester United, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday (twice). He broke into Wolves' first team in the 2012–13 season, and was made captain by Kenny Jackett for the 2013–14 season as Wolves won the League One title, with Batth being named in the PFA Team of the Year.
Batth remained a key member of the Wolves team as the play-offs were narrowly missed in 2014–15 before promotion to the Premier League was gained in 2017–18. After being omitted from Nuno Espírito Santo's Premier League squad, Batth joined Middlesbrough on loan in August 2018. He moved to Stoke City in January 2019 for a fee of £3 million. He spent three years at Stoke, making 107 appearances, before joining Sunderland in January 2022.
Club career
=Wolverhampton Wanderers=
==Early career==
Born in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, Batth joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy at the age of 15. He attended Thorns Community College.{{cite news |title=Wolves' Danny Batth's tribute to friend killed in car crash |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2014/04/06/wolves-danny-batths-tribute-to-friend-killed-in-car-crash/ |website=Express and Star |access-date=29 January 2019}} He captained the youth team and overcame a dislocated shoulder in his reserve team debut, aged 16. He was one of seven academy graduates to sign a professional deal at the end of the 2008–09 season.{{cite web|title=Danny Batth|url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/team/player-profile/index.aspx?playerid=432329&tcmuri=181191|publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers FC|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.wolves.co.uk/team/player-profile/index.aspx?playerid=432329&tcmuri=181191|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}}
==Loan to Colchester United==
Batth had his first taste of first-team football when he was signed by Aidy Boothroyd for League One club Colchester United on loan on 17 September 2009. He made his Football League and professional debut two days later, starting in central defence alongside Magnus Okuonghae in a 2–0 win over Hartlepool United and earning the man of the match award.{{cite web|title=Colchester Utd 2–0 Hartlepool United|url=http://coludata.co.uk/matchdetails.asp?mid=3447|work=Coludata.co.uk|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://coludata.co.uk/matchdetails.asp?mid=3447|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}} After making five starts during his first month with the club, his loan was extended until the end of the season at the Colchester Community Stadium.{{cite news|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/8308438.stm|title=Colchester extend defender loan|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/8308438.stm|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}}
On 20 February 2010, Batth scored his first professional goal with a header from a David Prutton corner to secure a 1–0 victory against Oldham Athletic.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8495723.stm|title=Colchester 1–0 Oldham|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8495723.stm|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}} Batth made 17 league starts for Colchester and made one substitute appearance, scoring one goal.{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=52337 |title=Danny Batth – Football Stats – Soccer Base |publisher=Soccerbase |access-date=16 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=52337 |archive-date=21 July 2010 |url-status=dead }} Colchester occupied a play-off position during a large part of Batth's spell.
==Loan to Sheffield United==
On his return to Molineux, Batth was named "Young Professional of the Year" at the club's end of season dinner. Following this, he made his competitive debut for Wolves in a League Cup extra time home win at the expense of Southend United on 24 August 2010.{{cite news|title=Wolverhampton 2–1 Southend|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8936647.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=24 August 2010|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8936647.stm|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}} Three months later, he joined Sheffield United on loan for one month,{{cite news|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2010/11/25/danny-batth-joins-sheffield-united/|title=Danny Batth joins Sheffield United|website=Express & Star|date=25 November 2010|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2010/11/25/danny-batth-joins-sheffield-united/|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}} where he would make just a single substitute league appearance before being recalled to Wolves' Premier League squad for games against Liverpool, West Ham United and Manchester City, where he was a substitute.
==Loan to Sheffield Wednesday==
Batth then went out on loan once again to Sheffield, only this time to arch-rivals Sheffield Wednesday. He joined the Owls on 16 March 2011 until the end of the season.{{cite news|title=Sheffield Wednesday sign Wolves' Danny Batth on loan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/9427139.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=16 March 2011|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/9427139.stm|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}} His spell ended having made ten league appearances for the club.
Having impressed at Sheffield Wednesday during his loan stint the previous season, the club moved to re-sign him on loan once again, agreeing another six-month spell on 26 July 2011.{{cite news|title=Sheffield Wednesday re-sign Danny Batth on loan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14300995|work=BBC Sport|date=26 July 2011|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14300995|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead}} In December 2011, the loan was extended to the end of the season, as the Owls challenged for promotion to the Championship.{{cite news|title=Sheffield Wednesday agree extension of Danny Batth loan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16290517|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14300995|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead}} He scored in a 2–0 away win at Preston North End on New Year's Eve 2011,{{cite news|title=Preston 0–2 Sheffield Wed|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16325033|work=BBC Sport|date=31 December 2011|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16325033|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}} and a second league goal on 10 March 2012 in a 3–0 win against Bournemouth at Hillsborough.{{cite news|title=Sheffield Wed 3–0 Bournemouth|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17243531|work=BBC Sport|date=10 March 2012|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17243531|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}} Batth finished his second stay at Sheffield Wednesday having totalled 49 appearances in all competitions, and having been part of their promotion as League One runners-up.
==Return to Wolverhampton Wanderers==
Batth began the 2012–13 season back at Wolves, with Sheffield Wednesday manager Dave Jones ruling out a return for the defender.{{cite news|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19342727|title=Sheffield Wednesday boss Dave Jones praises Rodri debut|date=22 August 2012|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19342727|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead}} Back in Wolves' colours, he scored the opening goal in a League Cup defeat of Northampton Town on 30 August 2012,{{cite news|title=Northampton 1–3 Wolves|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19352817|first=Mike |last=Whalley|date=30 August 2012|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19352817|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead}} and then scored his first league goal for Wolves with a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Leeds United on 9 February 2013.{{cite news|title=Wolves 2–2 Leeds|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21311670|date=9 February 2013|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21311670|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead}} In his first full season in the Wolves first-team, Batth accumulated twelve league and two cup appearances in addition to his two goals. The club were however relegated from the Championship at the end of the campaign and took up the option on Batth's contract of an additional year.{{cite web|title=Options taken up|publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/retained-list-826143.aspx|date=17 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/retained-list-826143.aspx|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead}}
Following Wolves' relegation to League One, the club installed Kenny Jackett as head coach for the 2013–14 season. One of his first acts as manager was to give Batth the vice-captaincy at the club. Wolves enjoyed a hugely successful season and gained automatic promotion back to the Championship with four games to spare. Batth was the only ever-present in the promotion-winning side, playing all 46 league games in a season where Wolves won the League One title with a division record of 103 points.{{cite news|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/05/04/wolves-lift-the-league-one-trophy/ |title=Wolves lift the League One trophy – in pictures and video |work=Express & Star |date=26 November 2014 |access-date=5 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021133104/http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/05/04/wolves-lift-the-league-one-trophy/ |archive-date=21 October 2014 |url-status=dead }} In January 2014 he signed a long-term deal with the club that ran until summer 2017.{{cite news|title=Danny Batth signs new Wolves contract|work=Express & Star|date=14 January 2014|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/01/14/danny-batth-signs-new-wolves-contract/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/01/14/danny-batth-signs-new-wolves-contract/|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}} Batth was also named in the PFA League One Team of the Year.{{cite news|title=League One team of the year 2014|publisher=PFA|date=27 April 2014|url=http://www.thepfa.com/thepfa/pfaawards/l1-team-of-the-year-2014/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209142031/http://www.thepfa.com/thepfa/pfaawards/l1-team-of-the-year-2014/|archive-date=9 December 2014}}
The 2014–15 season was Batth's first as a regular in the Championship. He remained as the only ever-present since Jackett's arrival, playing in every game of a side that had won 50 out of 86 games. Wolves got off to a positive start, maintaining a play-off position until mid-November as Batth formed a solid partnership with Richard Stearman. The club held the best defensive record in the league for the majority of the season, keeping 15 clean sheets along the way.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} In December 2014, Batth scored an 88th-minute equaliser for Wolves in a 1–1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion at Molineux.{{cite news |title=Wolves 1–1 Brighton |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30459412 |access-date=25 August 2019}} A string of commanding performances led to rumours of interest from local rivals Aston Villa.{{cite news|work=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9403144/transfer-news-wolves-have-no-intention-of-selling-danny-batth |title=Transfer news: Wolves have no intention of selling Danny Batth |date=1 August 2014 |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423104018/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9403144/transfer-news-wolves-have-no-intention-of-selling-danny-batth |archive-date=23 April 2015 |url-status=dead }} Wolves continued to be in the hunt for the play-offs with two games to play of the season but missed out on goals scored to Ipswich Town.{{cite news |title=Wolves 4–2 Millwall |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32460070 |access-date=25 August 2019}} On 23 April it was revealed that Batth was facing a three-month layoff due to a stress fracture to his foot.{{cite news |title=Danny Batth: Injured Wolves defender to miss end of season |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32432636 |access-date=25 August 2019}} Batth played 39 times for Wolves in 2015–16 as they finished in 14th position.
Batth scored in a 3–1 win against rivals Birmingham City on 20 August 2016.{{cite news |title=Birmingham 1–3 Wolves |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37067354 |access-date=25 August 2019}} On 22 September 2016, the day after his 26th birthday, he signed a new four-year contract with Wolves to potentially tie him to the club until summer 2020.{{cite news|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37446018|title=Danny Batth: Wolves skipper signs new four-year contract at Molineux|date=22 September 2016|access-date=25 September 2016}} On 1 April 2017, Batth scored twice against Cardiff City moving Wolves eight points clear of the relegation zone.{{cite news |title=Wolves 3–1 Cardiff |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39390887 |access-date=25 August 2019}} He scored in the final match of the 2016–17 season, a 1–0 win against Preston North End which secured 15th place for Wolves.{{cite news |title=Wolves 1–0 Preston |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39760476 |access-date=25 August 2019}} Portuguese manager Nuno Espírito Santo was appointed ahead of the 2017–18 campaign which proved a very successful one for Wolves as they won the Championship title with 99 points.{{cite news |title=Wolves 0–0 Sheff Wed |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43846716 |access-date=25 August 2019}}
==Loan to Middlesbrough==
On 31 August 2018, Batth returned to the Championship, after joining Middlesbrough on a season-long loan deal, after falling out of favour with Wolves, after they had been promoted to the Premier League.{{cite news |title=Middlesbrough sign George Saville and Danny Batth on loan |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11680/11487162/middlesbrough-sign-george-saville-and-danny-batth-on-loan |access-date=22 September 2018 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=31 August 2018}} Batth made 13 appearances under Tony Pulis at Middlesbrough before his loan was cut short in January 2019.{{cite web |title=Danny Batth Departs Boro |url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/danny-batth-departs-boro |website=Middlesbrough |access-date=29 January 2019}}
=Stoke City=
Batth joined Stoke City on 29 January 2019 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee understood to be an initial £3 million.{{cite web |title=Stoke City: Danny Batth completes moves from Wolves |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47040051 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=29 January 2019}} Batth made his Stoke debut on 2 February 2019 against Hull City and was given the captain's armband by Nathan Jones in the absence of Ryan Shawcross.{{cite web |title=New acquisition speaks of his pride after being handed captaincy on his Potters bow |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/captaincy-surprised-batth |website=Stoke City |access-date=6 February 2019}} Batth played 17 times in the remainder of the 2018–19 season as Stoke finished in 16th place. Batth helped improve the Potters defence with the side keeping eight clean sheets.{{cite web |title=If this happens, Danny Batth has to be a strong contender for Stoke City player of the season |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-danny-batth-award-2732453 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=8 April 2019 |access-date=13 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=From drunk grandad to the comeback kid – how Stoke City's goalkeepers and defenders rated in 2018/19 |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gallery/stoke-city-201819-player-ratings-2859565 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=12 May 2019 |access-date=13 May 2019}}
Batth scored his first goal for Stoke in an EFL Cup tie against Leeds United on 27 August 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49403080 |title=Leeds 2–2 Stoke|date=27 August 2019 |work=BBC Sport|access-date=27 August 2019}} Stoke made a poor start to the 2019–20 season failing to win any of the first ten matches under Jones.{{cite web |title=Skipper assures Stoke City fans that players are desperate to put things right |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-batth-bristol-city-3313501 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=13 September 2019 |access-date=25 July 2020}} Speaking in May 2020 Batth said he believed that Stoke made such a poor start because Jones brought in too many new players.{{cite web |title=At home with... Stoke duo Danny Batth and Sam Vokes |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/11990419/at-home-with-stoke-duo-danny-batth-and-sam-vokes |website=Sky Sports |access-date=25 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Danny Batth and Sam Vokes open up on life under Nathan Jones and how Michael O'Neill is turning things around |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-championship-sky-sports-4147544 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=19 May 2020 |access-date=25 July 2020}} Jones was replaced by Michael O'Neill in November and results began to improve.{{cite web |title=This is why – Defender on reason behind Stoke City upsurge |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-batth-oneill-swansea-sky-3774051 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=25 July 2020}} Batth scored in three of the final four matches as Stoke gained ten points to avoid relegation and finish in 15th position.{{cite news |title=Nottingham Forest 1–4 Stoke City |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53412704 |access-date=23 July 2020}} In the 2020–21 season, Batth made 32 appearances as Stoke finished in 14th position.{{cite news |title=AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Stoke City |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56953367 |access-date=18 May 2021}}
=Sunderland=
On 18 January 2022, Batth joined League One side Sunderland on a free transfer, signing an eighteen-month deal.{{cite web|url=https://safc.com/news/team-news/2022/january/danny-batth-signs-for-sunderland|title=Danny Batth signs for SAFC|website=safc.com|date=18 January 2022}} He scored his first goal for Sunderland against Cambridge United on 23 April 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61124863 |title=Sunderland 5–1 Cambridge |date=23 April 2022 |work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 April 2022}}
=Norwich City=
Batth joined Norwich City on a one-year contract in September 2023.{{cite news |title=Sunderland's Danny Batth and Nottingham Forest's Hwang Ui-jo join Canaries |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66695149 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=15 September 2023}}
=Blackburn Rovers=
On 1 August 2024, Batth joined Blackburn Rovers on a one-year deal having almost joined the club the previous summer.{{cite web|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/august/01/danny-s-rovers-deal-delight-/|title=Danny's Rovers deal delight!|website=www.rovers.co.uk|date=1 August 2024|accessdate=1 August 2024}}{{Cite news |date=1 August 2024 |title=Blackburn sign defender Batth on one-year deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c51ynnrdy0vo |access-date=1 August 2024 |work=BBC Sport}}
International career
While never representing England at any level, Batth is technically eligible to play for India through his father. However, he was left frustrated by Indian residency rules and passport regulations in July 2017, and has yet to play for the country.{{cite web|publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11699/10940401/wolves-skipper-danny-batth-left-frustrated-by-his-quest-to-play-for-india|title=Wolves skipper Danny Batth left frustrated by his quest to play for India|date=7 July 2017|access-date=7 July 2017}}
Personal life
Batth is of mixed English and Punjabi descent (Batth also holds an Overseas Citizenship of India).{{cite web|title=Sher Punjabi|url=http://www.punjabiwolves.com/?goal=content&mode=news_details&id=185|publisher=Punjabi Wolves|access-date=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.punjabiwolves.com/?goal=content&mode=news_details&id=185|archive-date=21 July 2010|url-status=dead
}}{{Cite web |last=Upadhyay |first=Shrey |date=9 June 2020 |title=PIO and OCI players in Indian National Football Team – A double-edged sword |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/pio-and-oci-players-in-indian-national-football-team-a-double-edged-sword |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829103446/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/pio-and-oci-players-in-indian-national-football-team-a-double-edged-sword |archive-date=29 August 2021 |access-date=29 August 2021 |website=www.sportskeeda.com}} Batth set up his own charity in August 2017, Foundation DB, with his partner Natalie Ann Cutler, to raise money to combat homelessness in Wolverhampton.{{cite web|title=Foundation DB|url=https://www.foundationdb.co.uk/|website=Foundation DB|access-date=28 February 2019|archive-date=1 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701233111/https://www.foundationdb.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |title=Wolves captain Danny Batth to tackle homelessness in city with new charity foundation |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2017/08/30/wolves-captain-danny-batth-to-tackle-homelessness-in-city-with-new-charity-foundation---with-pictures/ |website=Express & Star |access-date=28 February 2019}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 11 January 2025}}{{cite web|title=Danny Batth profile|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=52337|website=Soccerbase|access-date=15 August 2016}}
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|2009–10{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2009}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2010}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2012}}
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2013}}
|46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearances in Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
| 2014–15{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2014}}
|Championship |44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2015}}
|Championship |38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2016}}
|Championship |39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2017}}
|Championship |16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2018}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!195 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 212 | 16 | |
| Colchester United (loan)
|League One |17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 1 | ||
| Sheffield United (loan)
|Championship |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
|League One |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011–12{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2011}}
|League One |44 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | |
| Middlesbrough (loan)
|Championship |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=5|Stoke City
|Championship |17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2019}}
|Championship |43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2020}}
|Championship |29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2021}}
|Championship |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!100 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|—||107 | 6 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Sunderland
|League One |9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in EFL League One play-offs}} | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2022}}
|Championship |40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2023}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 1 | |
| Norwich City
|Championship |16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers
|2024–25{{Soccerbase season|id=52337|season=2024}} |Championship |22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!464 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 498 | 29 |
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Honours
Sheffield Wednesday
- League One runner-up: 2011–12
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- EFL Championship: 2017–18{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Anderson |title=Football Yearbook 2018–2019 |year=2018 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-1-4722-6106-9 |pages=386–387}}
- Football League One: 2013–14{{cite news |title=Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Carlise United |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27167811 |access-date=2 May 2017}}
Sunderland
- EFL League One play-offs: 2022{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61447041 |title=Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe |first=Chris |last=Paddy |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022}}
Individual
- Football League One Team of the Season: 2013–14{{cite web |title=League 1 Team of the Season 2013/14 |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2014/may/sky-bet-league-1-team-of-the-season-201314/ |website=efl.com |publisher=English Football League |access-date=1 August 2018}}
- PFA Team of the Year: 2013–14 League One{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27180793 |title=Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker wins PFA Player of the Year award |work=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=23 May 2018}}
- Sunderland Player of the Year: 2022–23{{cite web |date=26 April 2023 |title=Batth wins Club award |url=https://www.safc.com:443/news/team-news/2023/april/season-awards/batth-wins-poty |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=Sunderland Association Football Club}}
- Wolverhampton Wanderers Young Player of the Season: 2009–10{{cite web |title=End of Season Dinner – Live! |url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~2043559%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507174202/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~2043559%2C00.html |archive-date=7 May 2010 |access-date=1 August 2018 |website=Wolves |publisher=Wolves Website}}
See also
References
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