he was appointed manager of walton & hersham in 1967 and led them to the athenian league title in 1969 and the amateur cup in 1973. batsford first tasted glory in the fa cup when walton held brian clough's brighton to a draw before beating them 4-0 in the replay. before the game, clough had described the pairing as "donkeys against thoroughbreds", but the result from batsford's team spoke for itself.