Neil Battye

Neil Battye (born 11 August 1963[2]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Castleford (Heritage №), Leeds (Heritage №) and the Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 720), as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][3][4][5]

Neil Battye
Personal information
Born (1963-08-11) 11 August 1963
Dewsbury, England
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–93 Castleford 63 11 0 0 44
1993–94 Leeds
1994–95 Featherstone Rovers 0+1 0 0 0 0
Total 64 11 0 0 44
Source: [1]

Background

Neil Battye was born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Neil Battye played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, (replaced by interchange/substitute Martin Ketteridge) in Castleford's 11-8 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1990 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 23 September 1990, and played left-second-row, and scored a try in the 28-6 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1991 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1991–92 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 20 October 1991.

Club career

Neil Battye made his début for Castleford in the 46-22 victory over Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 21 August 1983, he was transferred from Castleford to Leeds, he was transferred from Leeds to the Featherstone Rovers, he made his début for the Featherstone Rovers on 22 January 1995, and he played his last match for the Featherstone Rovers during the 1994–95 season.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
  4. "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.


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