Ernie Bateman
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Date of birth
5 April 1929
Place of birth
Hemel Hempstead, England
Date of death
18 September 2018 (aged 89)
Position(s)
Centre half
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 2018 (aged 89) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Hemel Hempstead | ||
| 1952–1957 | Watford | 23 | (0) |
| – | Sittingbourne | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernie Bateman (5 April 1929 – 18 September 2018)[1] was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a centre half for Watford.[2] He joined the club from Hemel Hempstead in 1952[1] and made 52 league appearances in the 1955–56 and 1956–57 seasons, before returning to non-league football with Sittingbourne.[2]
Bateman's younger brother Colin also played for the same three clubs.[1][2]
He died in 2018.[3]
