Edwin Bateup (16 May 1881 – 29 April 1939) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Woolwich Arsenal, New Brompton, and Port Vale.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edwin Bateup[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1881[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Horley, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 1939 (aged 57)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Croydon Glenrose | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dragoon Guards | |||
| Faversham | |||
| 1905–1908 | Woolwich Arsenal | 6 | (0) |
| 1908–1910 | New Brompton | 85 | (0) |
| 1910–1911 | Woolwich Arsenal | 28 | (0) |
| 1911–1918 | Port Vale | 137 | (0) |
| Total | 256 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Bateup played for Croydon Glenrose, the Dragoon Guards, Faversham, Woolwich Arsenal and New Brompton, before joining Port Vale from Arsenal in August 1911.[1] He kept a clean sheet on his debut at the Athletic Ground, in a 1–0 win over Oldham Athletic Reserves in a Central League match on 4 September 1911.[1] He remained the club's first-choice keeper until September 1916, helping them to the Staffordshire Senior Cup, Birmingham Senior Cup and North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup on the way.[1] After two years as a back-up keeper he retired from the game in 1918.[1] He had kept goal for Vale on 193 occasions, including the first round of the FA Cup on 10 January 1914 against Bolton Wanderers.[1]
Career statistics edit
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1905–06 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1906–07 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1907–08 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1910–11 | First Division | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 1911–12 | The Central League | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1912–13 | The Central League | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1913–14 | The Central League | 37 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 1914–15 | The Central League | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Total | 137 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 153 | 0 | ||
Honours edit
Port Vale[2]
- Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1912
- Birmingham Senior Cup: 1913
- North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup: 1915
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 20. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (2007). Who's who of Arsenal. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 9781845962326. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Teddy Bateup at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)