Batson was thereafter appointed as the deputy chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association in 1984. He then spent a total of 18 years in this position and remains as a trustee of the association. He later rejoined West Brom within the role of a managing director at the club, helping to form the West Bromwich Albion Former Players' Association in 2003. Batson in 2007, joined the body then known as the Football Licensing Agency (FLA) that's now entitled as the Sports Grounds Safety Authority. He is the longest serving member of the board of the authority. Batson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours, both for services to football. Personal life Batson was married to Cecily, who died in September 2009. Honours Arsenal Youth FA Youth Cup: 1970–71 Cambridge United Fourth Division: 1976–77 Individual PFA Team of the Year: 1976–77 Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year: 1977–78 Third Division References Bibliography Bowler, D., & J. Bains (2000), Samba in the Smethwick End: Regis, Cunningham, Batson and the Football Revolution, Paul Rees,(2014) "The Three Degrees The Men Who Changed British Football Forever" 1953 births Living people English footballers Association football fullbacks Arsenal F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Officers of the Order of the British Empire England B international footballers Grenadian emigrants to England Black British sportspeople People from St. George's, Grenada English Football League players