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BATLEY

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FOUNDED 1880

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LOCATION West Yorkshire
ENTERED LEAGUE 1895 Founder Member
LEFT LEAGUE Co-operative Championships

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GROUNDS Mount Pleasant

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CAPACITY 6,000
NICKNAMES Bulldogs

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HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION Yorkshire champs in 1899, Champions 1924

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LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION 6th in Division 3 in 1993
MOST LEAGUE PTS 51 in 1924
FEWEST LEAGUE PTS 7 in 1942

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MOST POINTS SCORED 754 in 1995

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MOST POINTS CONCEDED 738 in 1984
BEST POINTS DIFFERENCE 362 in 1992

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WORST POINTS DIFFERENCE -464 in 1968

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CHALLENGE CUP Winners 1897, 1898, 1901
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES 421 Wharton Davies 1897-12
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORER 1297 Wharton Davies 1897-12

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HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD 23,989 v Leeds 14/3/1925

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Co-operative Championships
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Batley badges through the ages