| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Robson Batty | ||
| Date of birth | (1925-10-05)5 October 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 1971 (aged 45–46) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stanley United | |||
| 1945–1958 | Newcastle United | 161 | (1) |
| 1958–1959 | Gateshead | 40 | (0) |
| Total | 201 | (1) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1958–1960 | Gateshead | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Robson Batty (born 5 October 1925 inLanchester, County Durham - died 1971) was an Englishfootballfull-back. He began his career with non-league Stanley United before signing forNewcastle United during theSecond World War. He appeared for the club in 161 league games, scoring one goal. He left the club in 1958 to move toGateshead 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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Newcastle United
Ron Batty at the English National Football Archive(subscription required)
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