Batty Garvey

Batty Garvey
Personal information
Full name	Batty Walter Garvey
Date of birth	5 October 1865
Place of birth	, England
Date of death	1911 (aged 45–46)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Aston Hall Swifts
	Aston Shakespeare
1888–1890	Aston Villa
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Batty Walter Garvey (5 October 1865 – 18 February 1911) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Aston Villa.^[1]

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.

References[]

^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
^ Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. ISBN 978-1-4456-1881-4.

External links[]

AVFC History Batty Garvey

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[1] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

[2] Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. ISBN 978-1-4456-1881-4.

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