Tony Battersby
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Battersby | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Sheffield United | 10 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | → Southend United (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1995 | → BK-IFK (loan) | 16 | (24) |
| 1995–1997 | Notts County | 39 | (8) |
| 1996–1998 | Bury | 48 | (8) |
| 1998–2003 | Lincoln City | 130 | (21) |
| 1999–2000 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Boston United | 11 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Hucknall Town | 1 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Rushden & Diamonds | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Stevenage Borough | 19 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Cambridge City | 6 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | King's Lynn | 12 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Grays Athletic | 34 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | AFC Wimbledon | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Chelmsford City | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Welling United (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Stamford | ? | (?) |
| 2008 | Corby Town | ||
| 2008 | → Bourne Town (loan) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Bedford Town | ||
| 2009–2011 | Stamford | ||
| 2010–2011 | St Albans City | 13 | (3) |
| 2011 | Deeping Rangers | ||
| 2011–2012 | Grantham Town | ||
| 2012–2013 | Spalding United | ||
| 2013 | Wisbech Town | ||
| 2015–2016 | Boston Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:13, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
Tony Battersby (born 30 August 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Battersby is one of football's journeymen and has played for many clubs both The Football League and non-League in a career that lasted from 1993 until 2016, notably playing professionally with Lincoln City where he scored 21 times in 130 League appearances. He also played for Sheffield United, Southend United, BK-IFK before later moving to Notts County, Bury, Northampton Town, Boston United and Rushden & Diamonds, before dropping into non-League football. As a semi-professional he played for Hucknall Town, Stevenage Borough, Ebbsfleet United, Cambridge City, King's Lynn, AFC Wimbledon, Grays Athletic, Chelmsford City, Welling United, Stamford, Corby Town, Bourne Town, Bedford Town, St Albans City, Deeping Rangers, Grantham Town, Spalding United, Wisbech Town and Boston Town.
Battersby started his career at Sheffield United. In the summer of 1995 Battersby joined Finnish second division club BK-IFK on loan, scoring 24 goals in just 16 appearances for the Vasa club. He attracted the attention of the Premier League-team VPS Vaasa with his performances with the city rivals BK-IFK, but no deal was ever to be as Battersby returned to Sheffield United in the autumn. In the summer of 2001, Battersby agreed a new three-year contract with Lincoln City.[1]
In October 2002, Lincoln announced that a severance package had been agreed with Battersby and he duly left the club,[2] quickly linking up with neighbours Boston United on a three-month contract.[3] He scored on his Boston debut in the 4–2 Football League Trophy home victory over Yeovil Town on 23 October 2002 before marking his league debut with another goal in the 3–1 victory over Rochdale at York Street just three days later. However, he failed to score in his next ten league games for the club and departed at the end of his contract. In January 2003, Battersby linked up with Hucknall Town, scoring a penalty on his debut in the 2–0 away victory over Lincoln United in the UniBond chairman's Cup quarter-final on 25 January 2003.[4] After impressing in two reserve team games, he agreed to join Rushden & Diamonds on a non-contract basis, debuting in the 2–2 draw at Darlington on 8 February 2003.[5] With Rushden having a free Saturday, Battersby returned to Hucknall to play in their 1–1 home draw with Wakefield & Emley on 15 February 2003 before turning out a further four times for Rushden before being released.[6]
