# Neil 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 = Neil Battye
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|11|df=y}}
|birth_place = [Dewsbury](/source/Dewsbury), England
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|position = {{rlp|SR}}
|club1 = [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers)
|year1start = 1983
|year1end = 93
|appearances1 = 63
|tries1 = 11
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 44
|club2 = [Leeds](/source/Leeds_Rhinos)
|year2start = 1993
|year2end = 94
|appearances2 = 1
|tries2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 0
|club3 = [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers)
|year3start = 1994
|year3end = 95
|appearances3 = 1
|tries3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 0
|club4 = [Hunslet](/source/Hunslet_Hawks)
|year4start = 1996
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|appearances4 = 1
|tries4 = 1
|goals4 = 0
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 4
|retired = yes
|source = [{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/neil-battye/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}][{{Rugby league records |id=506 |title=Neil Battye |access-date=1 June 2026}}]
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'''Neil Battye''' (born 11 August 1963) is an English former professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for [Stanley Rangers](/source/Stanley_Rangers) ARLFC, [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers), [Leeds](/source/Leeds_Rhinos) and [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers), as a {{rlp|sr}}.[David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0752418957}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|title=Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)|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}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=341|title=Statistics at 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=341|archivedate=10 June 2012}}]
==Background==
Neil Battye was born in [Dewsbury](/source/Dewsbury), [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire), England
==Playing career==
===Club career===
Battye made his début for [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers) in the 46-22 victory over [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers) on Sunday 21 August 1983.
Battye played at {{rlp|sr}} (replaced by [substitute](/source/Substitution_(sport)) [Martin Ketteridge](/source/Martin_Ketteridge)) in [Castleford](/source/Castleford_Tigers)'s 11-8 victory over [Wakefield Trinity](/source/Wakefield_Trinity) in the [1990 Yorkshire Cup](/source/1990_Yorkshire_Cup) Final during the [1990–91 season](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Elland Road](/source/Elland_Road), [Leeds](/source/Leeds) on Sunday 23 September 1990, and played at {{rlp|sr}}, and scored a [try](/source/Try_(rugby)) in the 28-6 victory over [Bradford Northern](/source/Bradford_Bulls) in the [1991 Yorkshire Cup](/source/1991_Yorkshire_Cup) Final during the [1991–92 season](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_Rugby_Football_League_season) at [Elland Road](/source/Elland_Road), [Leeds](/source/Leeds) on Sunday 20 October 1991.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
He was transferred from Castleford to [Leeds](/source/Leeds_Rhinos), he was transferred from Leeds to [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers), he made his début for [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers) on 22 January 1995, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the [1994–95 season](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_Rugby_Football_League_season).
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://archive.castigersheritage.com/?s=true&c=Neil%20Battye Neil Battye Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com]
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Category:1963 births
Category:Living people
Category:Castleford Tigers players
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Featherstone Rovers players
Category:Leeds Rhinos players
Category:Rugby league players from Dewsbury
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
Category:Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
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