DAVID BATTY has essentially been living off the grid since his retirement from football. So much so that several of his former team-mates struggle to get a hold of him. Batty hung up his boots in ...

Gary McAllister revealed that the elusive David Batty rings him once a year ‘to see if I’m still alive’. Batty has kept a low ...

England midfielder David Batty vowed to have "nothing to do with the football industry" after retirement. As his former clubs ...

A player for Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United during his heyday, Batty eventually retired in 2004 after ...

Batty hung up his boots in 2004 after a 17-year-long career, in which he racked up 438 appearances. Several of the former England midfielder’s old Leeds United team-mates wished him a happy birthday ...