Arthur Bateman (footballer, born 1908)

Arthur Bateman
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-04-01)1 April 1908
Place of birth Grimsby, England
Date of death August 1988 (aged 80)
Place of death Grimsby, England
Playing position Full back
Youth career
Cleethorpes Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1933 Grimsby Town 18
1933–1934 Southend United 19 (0)
1934–1939 Brentford 146 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Arthur Bateman (15 March 1908 – August 1988) was an English footballer, who played as a full back. He is best remembered for his five-year spell in the Football League with Brentford, where he was captain and made over 150 appearances. In 2013, Bateman was named in a Football League 125th anniversary poll as Brentford's fourth-best captain and he was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2015.[1][2]

Playing career

Early years

Bateman began his career at Cleethorpes Town, before joining hometown club Grimsby Town in 1927.[3] He was with the club through their heyday in Division One, but made only 18 appearances across six seasons.[3] Bateman moved to Division Three South side Southend United in the summer of 1933.[4] He departed the Shrimpers in January 1934, after making 22 appearances.[4]

Brentford

Bateman joined Division Two side Brentford in January 1934,[4] making his debut towards the end of the month in a 3–0 victory over Plymouth Argyle at Griffin Park.[5] Nicknamed "Iron Man",[6] Bateman vice-captained the Brentford side which was crowned Division Two champions in the 1934–35 season and secured promoted to Division One for the only time in the club's history.[3] Bateman's only goal for the club came against Bradford Park Avenue on 22 April 1935, a 40-yard free kick in a 3–2 win which clinched promotion.[3] After the departure of Bert Watson, Bateman was promoted to captain for the 1935–36 season and led the Bees to fifth place in Division One,[3] the club's highest ever finish in the league pyramid.[1] An injury suffered in a 1–0 victory over Arsenal at Griffin Park in September 1938 brought Bateman's career to a premature end.[3] He made 154 appearances for Brentford and scored one goal during just shy of five years with the club.[7]

International career

Bateman's form for Brentford saw him called up to the England squad for a friendly versus Germany in Berlin on 14 May 1938.[8] He travelled with the squad as a reserve, but did not play in the 6–3 victory.[3]

Personal life

Following his early retirement from football, Bateman returned to Grimsby and became a policeman, retiring in 1969 with the rank of Detective Inspector.[6]

Honours

As a player

As an individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Brentford - Football League 125". Fl125.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  2. 1 2 Chris Wickham. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 17. ISBN 0955294916.
  4. 1 2 3 "Player Profile". SUFCdb. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  5. ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. 1934-01-20. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  6. 1 2 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 18. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  7. ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  8. ↑ "England - International Results 1930-1939 - Details". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
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