{{short description|English rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Malcolm Battye |fullname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = third {{frac|1|4}} {{birth year and age|1941}} |birth_place = Pontefract district, England |death_date = |height = |weight = |position = {{rlp|CE}} |club1 = Castleford |year1start = 1961 |year1end = 67 |appearances1 = 52 |tries1 = 8 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 24 |club2 = Doncaster |year2start = 1967 |year2end = 73 |appearances2 = 123 |tries2 = 18 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 54 |retired = yes |updated = 7 January 2014 |source = <!--<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/malcolm-battye/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>--> | module = {{infobox person | embed = yes | father = | mother = | spouse = | education = | alma_mater = | relatives = Colin Battye (brother) }} }}
'''Malcolm Battye''' (birth registered third {{frac|1|4}} 1941<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=eBArBH2gw%2FhiGd3XI67Ztg&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played at club level for Castleford and Doncaster,<ref name="Statistics at robterrace.com">{{cite web|url=http://robterrace.com/dons/player.php?PID=246|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224232639/http://robterrace.com/dons/player.php?PID=246|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2018|title=Statistics at robterrace.com|publisher=robterrace.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> as a {{rlp|ce}}.<ref>David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0752418957}}</ref><ref name="Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|title=Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)|publisher=thecastlefordtigers.co.uk |date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|archivedate=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=340|title=Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|publisher=thecastlefordtigers.co.uk |date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610185322/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=340|archivedate=10 June 2012}}</ref>
==Background== Malcolm Battye's birth was registered in Pontefract district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
==Playing career==
===County League appearances=== Malcolm Battye played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1964–65 season.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
===BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances=== Malcolm Battye played at {{rlp|ce}} in Castleford's 4-0 victory over St. Helens in the 1965 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 14 December 1965.
==Genealogical information== Malcolm Battye is the younger brother of Derek Battye, Barbara Battye, and the rugby league footballer; Colin Battye.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/search/?q=Battye Search for "Battye" at rugbyleagueproject.org] *[http://archive.castigersheritage.com/?s=true&c=Malcolm%20Battye Malcolm Battye Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Battye, Malcolm}} Category:1941 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century English sportsmen Category:Castleford Tigers players Category:Doncaster R.L.F.C. players Category:English rugby league players Category:Rugby league centres Category:Rugby league players from Pontefract