{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = John Battye | fullname = John Edward Battye | height = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1926|5|19}} | birth_place = Scissett, Huddersfield, England | death_date = {{death-date and age|June 2016|May 1926}}<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|1159|accessdate=28 November 2017}}</ref> | death_place = Barnsley,<ref name=Hugman/> England | position = Wing half | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1949–1957 | clubs1 = Huddersfield Town | caps1 = 71 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 1959–1960 | clubs2 = York City | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 0 }} '''John Edward Battye''' (19 May 1926 – June 2016) was an English professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town and York City. He was born in Scissett, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
==References== *{{cite book|title=99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories|author=Ian Thomas|author2=Owen Thomas|author3=Alan Hodgson|author4=John Ward|year=2007|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|isbn=978-0955728105}}
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