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BATLEY This site is not an official website for the rugby club shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the Rugby League Club. I am indebted to jfCollectibles for use of the cards in their Rugby League series. For further reading visit the AMAZING http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 |
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FOUNDED | 1880 |
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| LOCATION | West Yorkshire | ||
| ENTERED LEAGUE | 1895 Founder Member | ||
| LEFT LEAGUE | Co-operative Championships | ||
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GROUNDS | Mount Pleasant |
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| CAPACITY | 6,000 | ||
| NICKNAMES | Bulldogs | ||
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HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION | Yorkshire champs in 1899, Champions 1924 |
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| LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION | 6th in Division 3 in 1993 | ||
| MOST LEAGUE PTS | 51 in 1924 | ||
| FEWEST LEAGUE PTS | 7 in 1942 | ||
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MOST POINTS SCORED | 754 in 1995 |
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| MOST POINTS CONCEDED | 738 in 1984 | ||
| BEST POINTS DIFFERENCE | 362 in 1992 | ||
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WORST POINTS DIFFERENCE | -464 in 1968 |
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| CHALLENGE CUP | Winners 1897, 1898, 1901 | ||
| MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES | 421 Wharton Davies 1897-12 | ||
| HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORER | 1297 Wharton Davies 1897-12 | ||
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HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD | 23,989 v Leeds 14/3/1925 |
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| WHERE ARE THEY NOW? | Co-operative Championships | ||
| If you have rare Batley badges, artefacts or programmes for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net or Paul Baker 01253 356108 | |||
