Paul Batty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul William Batty | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1964 | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Swindon Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1985 | Swindon Town | 108 | (7) |
| 1985–1986 | Chesterfield | 26 | (0) |
| 1986–1991 | Exeter City | 111 | (11) |
| 1991–1993 | Yeovil Town | ?? | (9 [1]) |
| 1993–1994 | Bath City | ||
| 1994–?? | Salisbury City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Paul William Batty (born 9 January 1964) is a former professional football midfielder.
Batty began his career as an apprentice with Swindon Town, turning professional in January 1982.[2] He made his debut on 25 September 1982 as Swindon won 1-0 at home to Crewe Alexandra[3] and remained a regular for the next two seasons. He lost his place late in 1985 and was released at the end of the season.
He joined Chesterfield but left to join Exeter City in 1986. After five years with Exeter he dropped out of league football, joining Yeovil Town in March 1991.[4] In 1992 he scored a hat-trick as then non-league Yeovil knocked then league side Torquay United out of the FA cup. He joined Bath City in July 1993, scoring the goal that knocked league side Hereford United out of the following season's FA Cup.[5] He struggled with a knee injury towards the end of the season and left to join Salisbury City in July 1994.[5]
References
- ↑ "Paul Batty: Player Profile". Ciderspace. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ "Player profile: Paul Batty". Swindon Town F.C. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ "Playing Record - Paul Batty". Swindon Town F.C. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ "The Yeovil Town story, part 49". Ciderspace. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Past Players - B". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 2009-02-05.