Nigel Batch

Nigel Batch

Personal information
Full name	Nigel Anthony Batch[1]
Date of birth	(1957-11-09) 9 November 1957 (age 67)[2]
Place of birth	Huddersfield,[2] England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1987	Grimsby Town	348	(0)
1987–1988	Lincoln City	30	(0)
1988–1990	Darlington	38	(0)
1989	→ Stockport County (loan)	12	(0)
1991–1992	Scunthorpe United	1	(0)
Total		429	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nigel Anthony Batch (born 9 November 1957) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County, Darlington, Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United and Stockport County.^[2][3] He was Lincoln City's goalkeeper as they won the 1987–88 Football Conference title, and a member of Darlington's squad as they won the same title in 1989–90.^[4]

Following his playing career Batch ran the Royal Oak in Holton-le-Clay, and has also worked as an interior designer, painter and decorator. ^[5]

References

1. "Nigel Batch". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
2. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 220. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
3. "Nigel Batch". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players' Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
4. Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 419, 195. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
5. "Where Are They Now? Grimsby Town's Division Three Champions 1979-80". The League Paper. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2024.