Edward Bateson (2 July 1902 – second ¼ 1972[2]) was a rugby union, professional rugby league and footballer, and cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Skipton RFC as a wing, club level rugby league (RL) for Wakefield Trinity, as a wing,[3] club level association football for Blackburn Rovers, and representative level cricket for Lancashire, he also participated at athletics, boxing and tennis.
Ted Bateson was born in Settle, West Riding of Yorkshire, and his death was registered in Lewes, Sussex.
Ted Bateson played on the wing in Wakefield Trinity's 3–10 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1926 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Headingley, Leeds on Wednesday 1 December 1926, the original match on Saturday 27 November 1926 was postponed due to fog.
In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.
Ted Bateson is twelfth on Wakefield Trinity's all time try scoring list.