Personal information | |||
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Full name | Harry Richard Yates | ||
Date of birth | 14 October 1861 | ||
Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
Date of death | 1932 (aged 70–71) | ||
Position(s) | Wing-half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1883–1885 | Walsall Swifts | ||
1885–1890 | Aston Villa | 14 | (0) |
1890 | Birmingham St. George's | ||
1890–1898 | Walsall | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harry Richard Yates (14 October 1861 – 1932) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Aston Villa and Walsall. [1] [2] [3]
Signed, age 22 for Walsall Swifts in 1883 and stayed for two seasons when he signed for Aston Villa F.C..
He was a member of the FA Cup winning team when Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 in 1887
Yates played in the 1888–89 inaugural English Football League season. He made his League debut on 8 September 1888 at Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, then home of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Yates played at Right-Half in a team that drew 1-1. Yates played 13 of the 22 League games. As a wing-half, he played in a midfield that achieved a big win on three occasions. Yates, weighing 14 stone, was known as "Tubby Yates" and played as a defensive wing-half. Yates assisted Aston Villa to finish second in the League. [4] [5]
This season was the last season for Yates at Aston Villa and he made only one First-Team appearance. His last appearance was on 7 December 1890 when Stoke were the visitors. Villa won 6-1 and Yates played at Right-Half. [6]
Yates left Villa in 1890 and moved to Birmingham St George's for a brief stay as by August he signed for Walsall. During the spell 1892 -1898 Walsall had to spells in the Second Division. In 1898-1899 Yates played four times at Centre-Half for Walsall in the Second Division. He retired in May 1898 after a long-term hip injury. Nothing is recorded about what Yates did from 1898 to his death in 1932. [7] [8]
Matthews described Yates as a 14 stone solid defender with immense power. A strong, forceful tackler. [9]
Source: [10]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Aston Villa | 1888–89 | The Football League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Aston Villa | 1889–90 | Football League | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
Walsall | 1898–99 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Harry Richard Yates | ||
Date of birth | 14 October 1861 | ||
Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
Date of death | 1932 (aged 70–71) | ||
Position(s) | Wing-half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1883–1885 | Walsall Swifts | ||
1885–1890 | Aston Villa | 14 | (0) |
1890 | Birmingham St. George's | ||
1890–1898 | Walsall | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harry Richard Yates (14 October 1861 – 1932) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Aston Villa and Walsall. [1] [2] [3]
Signed, age 22 for Walsall Swifts in 1883 and stayed for two seasons when he signed for Aston Villa F.C..
He was a member of the FA Cup winning team when Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 in 1887
Yates played in the 1888–89 inaugural English Football League season. He made his League debut on 8 September 1888 at Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, then home of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Yates played at Right-Half in a team that drew 1-1. Yates played 13 of the 22 League games. As a wing-half, he played in a midfield that achieved a big win on three occasions. Yates, weighing 14 stone, was known as "Tubby Yates" and played as a defensive wing-half. Yates assisted Aston Villa to finish second in the League. [4] [5]
This season was the last season for Yates at Aston Villa and he made only one First-Team appearance. His last appearance was on 7 December 1890 when Stoke were the visitors. Villa won 6-1 and Yates played at Right-Half. [6]
Yates left Villa in 1890 and moved to Birmingham St George's for a brief stay as by August he signed for Walsall. During the spell 1892 -1898 Walsall had to spells in the Second Division. In 1898-1899 Yates played four times at Centre-Half for Walsall in the Second Division. He retired in May 1898 after a long-term hip injury. Nothing is recorded about what Yates did from 1898 to his death in 1932. [7] [8]
Matthews described Yates as a 14 stone solid defender with immense power. A strong, forceful tackler. [9]
Source: [10]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Aston Villa | 1888–89 | The Football League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Aston Villa | 1889–90 | Football League | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
Walsall | 1898–99 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |