John Yates (footballer, born 1929)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 November 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
Date of death | 2 September 2020 | (aged 90)||
Place of death | Burlington, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1952 | Chester | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
John Yates (18 November 1929 – 2 September 2020) was an English footballer, who played as a winger in the Football League for Chester.[2]
He moved to Canada in 1974 and became involved with the Salvation Army often acting as a musical conductor to their bands. Yates died on 2 September 2020, at the age of 90.[3]
References[]
- ^ Hugman's Footballers: John Yates
- ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Chester City: 1946/47 – 1999/2000 & 2004/05 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ John YATES Obituary
External links[]
- "John Yates". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2020 deaths
- Association football wingers
- Chester City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English footballers
- Footballers from Rotherham
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs