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Bert Batten

English footballer (1898-1956)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionApr 7, 2025
Entity authorityQ15998779 ↗
Source-derived summary

Herbert George Batten (14 May 1898 – 1956) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left.

Career

Born in Bristol, Batten played for Bristol City, Plymouth Argyle, Everton, Bradford City, Reading and Clapton Orient. For Plymouth Argyle, he made 88 appearances in the Football League; he also made 6 appearances in Cup competitions. For Everton, he made 15 appearances in the Football League. For Bradford City, he made 24 appearances in the Football League.

Sources

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

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The public source identifies “Bert Batten” as english footballer (1898-1956). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bert, Batten and English.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1898, 1956, 1988, 1903—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1898-05-14. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Bert, Batten and English providing the first useful test.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 7, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q15998779. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1898, 1956, 1988 and 1903.

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This entry incorporates text from “Bert Batten” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.