Batty Garvey
English footballer
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Bat Garvey (5 October 1865 – 18th Feb 1911) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Aston Villa.[1]
Full name
Bartholomew Walter Garvey
Date of birth
5th October 1865
Place of birth
Rocky Lane, Aston, England
Date of death
18th February1911, 260 Clifton Road, Aston Manor, Birmingham
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bartholomew Walter Garvey | ||
| Date of birth | 5th October 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Rocky Lane, Aston, England | ||
| Date of death | 18th February1911, 260 Clifton Road, Aston Manor, Birmingham | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1886-1887 | Aston Hall Swifts | ||
| 1887-1888 | Aston Shakespeare | ||
| 1888–1890 | Aston Villa | 7 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bat Garvey signed for Aston Hall Swifts F.C. in 1886 and then for Aston Shakespeare in 1887.
Season 1888-89
Garvey played in the debut Football League Aston Villa team at Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, then home of Wolverhampton Wanderers'. The match was played on 8 September 1888 and ended in a 1–1 draw. Garvey played at inside-left. Garvey only played one more match that season, the last game of the season when Villa got thrashed 2–5 at County Ground, Derby.[2]
Batty scored a hat-trick in the 6–1 home league victory over Stoke City on 7 December 1889.
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1888–89 | The Football League | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 1889–90 | Football League | 5 | 4 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
