Harry Yates (footballer, born 1861)

Harry Yates
Personal information
Full name Harry Richard Yates
Date of birth August 1861
Place of birth Walsall, England
Date of death 1932 (aged 70–71)
Playing position Wing-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1883–1885 Walsall Swifts
1885–1890 Aston Villa 14 (0)
1890–1891 Birmingham St. George's
1898-1899 Walsall 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Harry Richard Yates (August 1861 – 1932) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Aston Villa and Walsall.[1][2]

Harry Yates played in the 1888-1889 inaugural Football League season. He made his League debut on 8 September 1888 at Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, then home of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Yates played at Right-Half in a team that drew 1-1. Yates played 13 of the 22 League games Aston Villa played in 1888-89, (as well as 2 FA Cup ties) either at right-half or left-half. As a wing-half he played in a midfield that achieved a big (three-League-goals-or-more-in-a-match) win on three occasions. Yates, a big man weighing 14 stone was known as Tubby Yates and played as a defensive wing-half. Yates assisted Aston Villa to finish 2nd in the League.[3][4]

One source describes Harry Yates as 14 stone in weight, was a solid defender with immense power.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ↑ Matthews, Tony (2004). Who's Who of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. p. 306. ISBN 1 84018 821 9.
  3. ↑ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 2017-12-24. (registration & fee required)
  4. ↑ Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. ISBN 978 1 4456 1881 4.
  5. ↑ Matthews, Tony (2004). Who's Who of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. p. 306. ISBN 1 84018 821 9.
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