Eric Batten

Frederick "Eric" E. Batten (13 June 1914 – 3 September 1993) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s. He played club level rugby league (RU) for Sandal RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (two spells, including the second as a World War II guest), Hunslet, Featherstone Rovers (four spells, including the first three as a World War II guest) (captain), Leeds (two spells, including the first as a World War II guest), Castleford (World War II guest) and Bradford Northern, as a wing, and coached at club level for Featherstone Rovers, and Batley. Eric Batten appeared in eight Challenge Cup Finals; two for Leeds, five for Bradford Northern, and one for Featherstone Rovers, winning three, and losing five, he scored a total of 443 tries during his career, he his third on the all-time try scorers list behind Brian Bevan (796 tries), and Billy Boston (571 tries),

Eric Batten
Eric Batten (Bradford Northern) hurdling over his brother Robert "Bob" Batten (Leeds) in Bradford Northern's 5-11 defeat by Leeds in the 1947–48 Yorkshire Cup 1st round 1st leg match during the 1947–48 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 13 September 1947.
Personal information
Full nameFrederick E. Batten
Born(1914-06-13)13 June 1914
Sculcoates district, Hull, England
Died3 September 1993(1993-09-03) (aged 79)
Leeds, England
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1933–36 Wakefield Trinity 41 12 0 0 36
1938–43 Hunslet 194
1939/40 → Featherstone Rovers (guest) 1 2 0 0 6
1940–43 → Wakefield Trinity (guest) 3 8 0 0 24
1940/41 → Leeds (guest) ≥1
1942 → Castleford (guest) 1
1942/43 → Featherstone Rovers (guest) 1
1944–≥48 Bradford Northern 233 165
1944/45 → Featherstone Rovers (guest) 2
≥1948–51 Leeds
1951–54 Featherstone Rovers 101 60 0 0 180
Total 441 0 0 246
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1938–48 England 13 6 0 18
1942 Rugby League XIII 1 0 0 0 0
1946–47 Great Britain 4 1 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1951–56 Featherstone Rovers 210 102 8 100 49
1956–58 Batley
Total 210 102 8 100 49
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