Colin Bateman (footballer)

Colin Bateman
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-10-22)22 October 1930
Place of birth Hemel Hempstead, England
Date of death 18 November 2022(2022-11-18) (aged 92)
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Hemel Hempstead
1953–1958 Watford 50 (0)
– Sittingbourne
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Bateman (22 October 1930 – 18 November 2022) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Watford.[1][2] He joined the club from Hemel Hempstead in 1953[1] and made 50 league appearances between the 1954–55 and 1957–58 seasons, before returning to non-league football with Sittingbourne.[2]

Bateman's older brother Ernie also played for the same three clubs.[1][2]

Bateman died on 18 November 2022, at the age of 92.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Former Professional Players at West Herts clubs". nonleaguefootball.org. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Watford : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Tribute: Colin Bateman (1930–2022)". Watford F.C. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.


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