Bat Garvey (5th October 1865 – 18th Feb 1911) was an
English footballer
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who played in
The Football League
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for
Aston Villa
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.
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.
Batty scored a hat-trick in the 6–1 home league victory over Stoke City
on 7 December 1889.
Statistics
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References
External links
*AVFC Histor
Batty Garvey
1864 births
1932 deaths
English men's footballers
Aston Villa F.C. players
English Football League players
Men's association football forwards
People from Aston
Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
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