Jasper Matthews Batey (7 July 1891 – 23 October 1916) was an English professional footballer who played for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Southern Football League as a left half.[1]
Personal life
As of 1911, Batey worked as a courier.[2] On 7 January 1915, six months after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment as a private.[2][1] Batey later transferred into the Army Cyclist Corps and was killed in action in Pas-de-Calais on 23 October 1916.[1][2] He is buried at Cambrin Military Cemetery.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Portsmouth | 1912–13[4] | Southern League First Division | — | 26 | — | 26 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1913–14[4] | 10 | – | 10 | – | |||
| 1914–15[5] | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 30 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d "Jasper Matthews Batey | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Jasper Matthews Batey on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Casualty Details: J M Batey". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- ^ a b "Lest We Forget – The Albion's nine Great War Dead". wearebrighton.com. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Brighton and Hove Albion Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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