Nigel Anthony Batch (born 9 November 1957) is an English former

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who played in the

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for

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

and

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

. He was Lincoln City's

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as they won the 1987–88 Football Conference title, and a member of Darlington's squad as they won the same title in 1989–90. Following his playing career Batch ran the Royal Oak in

Holton-le-Clay Holton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, around south of Grimsby. History Ditched enclosures and boundaries of possible prehistoric or Roman origin have been found, and earthworks of ...

, and has also worked as an interior designer, painter and decorator.

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1957 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Grimsby Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Footballers from Huddersfield {{England-footy-goalkeeper-1950s-stub