John Battye

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = John Battye

| fullname = John Edward Battye

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1926|5|19}}

| birth_place = Scissett, Huddersfield, England

| death_date = {{death-date and age|June 2016|May 1926}}{{Hugman|1159|accessdate=28 November 2017}}

| death_place = Barnsley, England

| position = Wing half

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1949–1957 | clubs1 = Huddersfield Town | caps1 = 71 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1959–1960 | clubs2 = York City | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 0

}}

John Edward Battye (19 May 1926 – June 2016) was an English professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town and York City. He was born in Scissett, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

References

  • {{cite book|title=99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories|author=Ian Thomas|author2=Owen Thomas|author3=Alan Hodgson|author4=John Ward|year=2007|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|isbn=978-0955728105}}

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Category:1926 births

Category:2016 deaths

Category:People from Scissett

Category:Sportspeople from Kirklees

Category:Footballers from West Yorkshire

Category:Footballers from Huddersfield

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Men's association football wing halves

Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players

Category:York City F.C. players

Category:English Football League players

Category:20th-century English sportsmen

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