Brendon Batson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brendon Batson
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 1, 1953(1953-02-01)
Age	71
Birthplace	St. George's
Country	Grenada
Birth City	Saint George
Horoscope	Aquarius

Brendon Batson Biography

Brendon Batson is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on February 1, 1953 in St. George's, Saint George, Grenada. Brendon Martin Batson OBE (born 6 February 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a defensive player in the teams of Arsenal, Cambridge United and West Bromwich Albion.

Batson was the husband of Cecily who passed away in September of 2009.

Batson was made Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2001’s New Year Honours and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours, both for their contributions to football.

Brendon Batson Net Worth

Brendon Batson is one of the richest Association Football Player from Grenada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brendon Batson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While playing as a West Bromwich Albion player he played in a charity match to Len Cantello, that saw white players compete against the black players. He played in the 160th game for the Baggies prior to his career being ended in 1982 due to an injury to his knee that was serious.

After his playing career, Batson was thereafter appointed as the vice head of operations for the professional footballers’ association in the year 1984. Batson then served over 18 years in the position and continues to serve as an official trustee in the organization. Later, he returned to West Brom within the role of managing director at the club. He was instrumental in helping create the West Bromwich Albion former Players Association (WBFAP) in 2003. Batson in 2007 joined the organization that was then called The Football Licensing Agency (FLA) which is now renamed to be the Sports Grounds Safety Authority. He is the longest-serving member on the board of this authority.

Born in St. George’s, Grenada, Batson moved with his family to Trinidad at the age of 6 and then migrated from the West Indies to England when he was nine years old in 1962. Until then he had never even seen a game of football and a teacher at his school, on watching his early efforts and reflecting on his birthplace opined, “Well, perhaps cricket is your game.” However, he was signed as a schoolboy by Arsenal, and whilst at the club’s academy won the FA Youth Cup of 1971 Batson signed as a professional at 17 years old at the club and eventually went on to feature for the Gunners’ first team, becoming the first black player to do so. In all, he made 10 appearances for Arsenal before moving to Cambridge United in 1974. He spent four years at Cambridge, captaining the side to the Fourth Division Championship under manager Ron Atkinson in 1976–77. At Cambridge Batson made a total of 163 appearances and scored six goals altogether. When Atkinson moved to West Bromwich Albion in 1978, he successfully encouraged Batson to follow him and to team up with fellow black players Cyrille Regis and Laurie Cunningham. He then left Cambridge to transfer to West Brom in a deal worth £28,000 in all. Although not by any means the first black footballers to play professionally in England, the players nicknamed Three Degrees by Atkinson, a reference to contemporary vocal trio of the same name, were pioneering, iconic and extremely popular with West Brom’s fans. This trio’s fame is to such an extent that in 2012 plans were put forward for a statue of which would honor the footballing trio being purposely displayed in October 2014 at The Hawthorns. The completed statue was publicly unveiled in New Square in the town on 21 May 2019.

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Facts & Trivia

Brendon Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Grenada. Brendon Batson celebrates birthday on February 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Brendon Batson

1. Brendon Batson was born on February 9, 1953 in Trinidad and Tobago.
2. He played as a defender for Arsenal, Cambridge United, and West Bromwich Albion.
3. Batson made over 200 appearances for West Bromwich Albion between 1978-1984.
4. He was one of the first black players to play professional football in England.
5. Batson was part of the famous “Three Degrees” at West Brom with Laurie Cunningham and Cyrille Regis.
6. In total, he played over 500 games during his career.
7. After retiring from playing, Batson became an administrator for The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA).
8. He received an OBE in recognition of his services to football in 2015.
9. Batson is also a trustee of the “Show Racism the Red Card” campaign.
10. His autobiography “The Autobiography: Brendon Batson – My Story” was published in 2017.