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.
Career Bateup played for Croydon Glenrose, the Dragoon Guards, Faversham, Woolwich Arsenal and New Brompton, before joining Port Vale from Arsenal in August 1911. 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. 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. After two years as a back-up goalkeeper, he retired from the game in 1918. He had kept goal for Vale on 193 occasions, including the first round of the FA Cup on 10 January 1914 against Bolton Wanderers.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWoolwich Arsenal1905–06First Division1000101906–07First Division3000301907–08First Division200020Total600060Woolwich Arsenal1910–11First Division28020300Port Vale1911–12The Central League290002901912–13The Central League350403901913–14The Central League370904601914–15The Central League36030390Total13701601530
Honours Port Vale Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1912 Birmingham Senior Cup: 1913 North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup: 1915
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