Edward Bateson (2 July 1902 – second ¼ 1972
) was a
rugby union, professional
rugby league and
association footballer, and
cricket
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er of the 1920s and 1930s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for
Yorkshire, and at club level for
Skipton RFC
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as a
wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, club level rugby league (RL) for
Wakefield Trinity (
Heritage No. 322), as a , i.e. number 2 or 5,
club level
association football for
Blackburn Rovers, and representative level cricket for
Lancashire, he also participated at
athletics,
boxing and
tennis.
Background
Ted Bateson was born in
Settle
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* Settle, North Yorkshire, a town in England
** Settle Rural District, a historical administrative district
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* Settle (band), an indie rock band from Pennsylvania
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,
West Riding of Yorkshire, and his death was registered in
Lewes
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,
Sussex
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.
Rugby League playing career
County Cup Final appearances
Ted Bateson played , i.e. number 2, in
Wakefield Trinity's 3–10 defeat by
Huddersfield in the
1926
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Yorkshire County Cup
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Final during the
1926–27 season at
Headingley Rugby Stadium,
Leeds on Wednesday 1 December 1926, the original match on Saturday 27 November 1926 was postponed due to fog.
Club career
Ted Bateson made his début for
Wakefield Trinity in the 8–3 victory over
Batley
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on Saturday 19 December 1925, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the
1974–75 season all goals, whether;
conversion
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s,
penalties
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Sports
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* Penalty (gridiron football)
* Penalty (ice hockey)
* Penalty (rugby)
* Penalty (rugby union)
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* Penalty shoot-out (association football)
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, or
drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the
1949–50 season, the archaic
field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.
Club records
Ted Bateson extended the 'most tries in a season' record for Wakefield Trinity with 26-
tries scored in the
1928–29 season, and 27-tries scored in the
1929–30 season, this record was extended by
Freddie Smart to 29-tries in the
1931–32 season. Ted Bateson is twelfth on
Wakefield Trinity's all time
try scoring list.
References
External links
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org->
Search for "Bateson" at rugbyleagueproject.org* (archived by web.archive.org
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1902 births
1972 deaths
Association football outside forwards
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
English footballers
English rugby league players
English rugby union players
Lancashire cricketers
People from Settle, North Yorkshire
Rugby league players from Yorkshire
Rugby league wingers
Rugby union wings
Skipton RFC players
Wakefield Trinity players
Yorkshire County RFU players