Ernie Bateman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 2018 (aged 89) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Hemel Hempstead | ||
| 1952–1957 | Watford | 23 | (0) |
| – | Sittingbourne | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernie Bateman (5 April 1929 – 18 September 2018) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a centre half for Watford. He joined the club from Hemel Hempstead in 1952 and made 52 league appearances in the 1955–56 and 1956–57 seasons, before returning to non-league football with Sittingbourne.
Bateman's younger brother Colin also played for the same three clubs.
He died in 2018.