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of Β£600 in April 1913 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately Β£205,400 in 2013), and was to be paid Β£14 per match (in contrast to the Β£4 a week he had been offered to sign for
Manchester United), a huge sum at the time (based on increases in average earnings, this would
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be approximately Β£4,794 in 2013), plus an additional special bonus. These were huge figures at the time and made Batten possibly the highest-paid professional footballer in
Britain, if not the world. He helped the club win the
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Hunslet in 1908 against Wales (2 matches), in 1908β09 against Australia (3 matches), Wales, in 1910 against Wales, in 1911β12 against Australia (2 matches), in 1912 against Wales, in 1913 against Wales. He also won
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in 1914 for "business reasons". His benefit match in 1920 reaped an incredible Β£1,079 13s 8d. (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately Β£112,700 in 2013). To put that in context
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GN & England international rugby league footballer
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2714:Hall of Fame 1873-1973
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1314:Collins, Tony (1998).
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1453:Gate, Robert (2003).
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1457:. Stroud: Tempus.
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1521:1913β1921
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