# Malcolm Battye

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{{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
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|birth_date          = third {{frac|1|4}} {{birth year and age|1941}}
|birth_place         = [Pontefract](/source/Pontefract) district, England
|death_date          =
|height              =
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|position            = {{rlp|CE}}
|club1               = [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers)
|year1start          = 1961
|year1end            = 67
|appearances1        = 52
|tries1              = 8
|goals1              = 0
|fieldgoals1         = 0
|points1             = 24
|club2               = [Doncaster](/source/Doncaster_R.L.F.C.)
|year2start          = 1967
|year2end            = 73
|appearances2        = 123
|tries2              = 18
|goals2              = 0
|fieldgoals2         = 0
|points2             = 54
|retired             = yes
|updated             = 7 January 2014
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| relatives    = [Colin Battye](/source/Colin_Battye) (brother)
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'''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](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1960s. He played at club level for [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers) and [Doncaster](/source/Doncaster_R.L.F.C.),<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](/source/Pontefract) district, [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire), England.

==Playing career==

===County League appearances===
Malcolm Battye played in [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers)'s victory in the [Yorkshire League](/source/RFL_Yorkshire_League) during the [1964–65 season](/source/1964%E2%80%9365_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season).{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

===BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances===
Malcolm Battye played at {{rlp|ce}} in [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers)'s 4-0 victory over [St. Helens](/source/St_Helens_R.F.C.) in the [1965 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy](/source/1965_BBC2_Floodlit_Trophy) Final during the [1965–66 season](/source/1965%E2%80%9366_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Knowsley Road](/source/Knowsley_Road), [St. Helens](/source/St_Helens%2C_Merseyside) 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](/source/Colin_Battye).

==References==
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==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]

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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

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