Arthur Bateman (15 March 1908 – September 1979) was an English professional 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.[4][5]
Bateman began his career at Cleethorpes Town, before joining hometown club Grimsby Town in 1927.[6] He was with the club through its heyday in the First Division, but made only 18 appearances across six seasons.[6] Bateman moved to Third Division South club Southend United during the 1933 off-season.[7] He departed the Shrimpers in January 1934, after making 22 appearances.[7]
Bateman joined Second Division club Brentford in January 1934 and made his debut towards the end of the month in a 3–0 victory over Plymouth Argyle at Griffin Park.[7][8] Nicknamed "Iron Man",[9] Bateman vice-captained the Brentford team which was crowned Second Division champions in the 1934–35 season and secured promoted to the First Division for the only time in the club's history.[6] 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.[6] After the departure of Bert Watson, Bateman was promoted to captain for the 1935–36 season and led the Bees to fifth place in the First Division,[6] the club's highest ever finish in the league pyramid.[4] An injury suffered in a 1–0 victory over Arsenal at Griffin Park in September 1938 brought Bateman's career to a premature end.[6] He made 154 appearances for Brentford and scored one goal during just shy of five years with the club.[6]
Bateman's form for Brentford saw him called up to the England squad for a three-match friendly tour of Europe in May 1938, but he failed to make an appearance.[2]
Following his early retirement from football, Bateman returned to Grimsby and became a policeman, retiring in 1969 with the rank of Detective Inspector.[9]
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