Jamie Bates (footballer)
James Alan Bates (born 24 February 1968) is an English former professional football central defender who made over 520 appearances for Brentford. In a Football League 125th anniversary poll, Bates was named as the Brentford supporters' third all-time favourite player.[3] He also played league football for Wycombe Wanderers.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Alan Bates[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Orient | |||
Southampton | |||
–1985 | Crystal Palace | ||
1985–1986 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1999 | Brentford | 419 | (18) |
1987 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1999–2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | 80 | (4) |
Total | 500 | (22) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Brentford
1986–1994
After spells as a schoolboy with Southampton, Orient and Crystal Palace,[4] Bates joined Third Division club Brentford as a trainee in 1985.[5] After later signing non-contract terms, he made his senior debut in October 1986.[6] Owing to the fitness and form of Keith Millen and Terry Evans, Bates was unable to play his preferred centre back position, instead playing for long periods at full back.[1] Brentford became a threat in the Third Division in the late 1980s and early 1990s and Bates was part of the team which reached the FA Cup quarter-finals in the 1988–89 season (Bates appeared as late substitute for Andy Feeley as the Bees were beaten 4–0 by Liverpool at Anfield) and went out in the 1991 play-off semi-finals to Tranmere Rovers.[7]
Bates made 42 league appearances in a triumphant 1991–92 season for the Griffin Park club and won the first silverware of his career in the form of the Third Division championship.[1] Injury to Terry Evans saw Bates finally take over one of the centre back positions in the newly-renamed First Division during the 1992–93 season, though the campaign ended in disappointment with relegation straight back to the Second Division.[1] Under new manager David Webb, Bates was paired at centre back with Shane Westley during the 1993–94 season and took over the captaincy from Billy Manuel.[1]
1994–1999
1994–95 proved to be Bates' best season – paired with Barry Ashby in central defence, he won the club's Player of the Year award,[8] but his season ended on a sour note after he failed to convert a penalty in a playoff semi-final shootout to the eventually-promoted club Huddersfield Town.[1] A forgettable 1995–96 season followed (though a run to the fourth round of the FA Cup proved to be a bright point, in addition to a testimonial at the end of the season) and things came together again in 1996–97,[6] with Bates making 45 appearances and scoring two goals as Brentford reached the 1997 Second Division play-off final.[9] Once again Bates' season ended in heartbreak after a 1–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra at Wembley Stadium.[9]
Bates improved his appearance tally to 47 in the 1997–98 season, but a disastrous campaign saw the Bees relegated to the Third Division on the final day.[10] The takeover of the club by Ron Noades in the summer of 1998 (who installed himself as manager) brought an influx of money and younger players.[11] Though he was still a regular,[12] Bates was soon superseded as captain by new record-signing Hermann Hreiðarsson.[1] He departed Griffin Park in March 1999, after making 526 appearances and scoring 24 goals in 13 years for Brentford.[1] As of May 2016, Bates is second behind Ken Coote on Brentford's all-time appearances list.[3]
Wycombe Wanderers
Bates joined Second Division club Wycombe Wanderers on 25 March 1999 on a three-year contract.[1][11] It was his second spell with the club, after a brief loan during the 1986–87 season,[13] while the Chairboys were members of the Isthmian League Premier Division.[14] He made 101 appearances and scored seven goals before retiring at the end of the 2000–01 season.[15][16] The most memorable moment of Bates' Wycombe career came in April 2001, when he played in the Chairboys' FA Cup semi-final versus Liverpool at Villa Park, though he gave away a free kick which led to Liverpool's second goal in the 2–1 defeat.[17]
Personal life
After retiring from professional football, Bates became a postman.[18] As of July 2010, Bates was working as a courier for a company in Orpington.[18]
Honours
Brentford
Individual
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1985–86[19] | Third Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986–87[19] | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
1987–88[19] | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
1988–89[19] | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
1989–90[20] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
1990–91[6] | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
1991–92[6] | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
1992–93[6] | First Division | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 35 | 2 | |
1993–94[6] | Second Division | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 52 | 2 | |
1994–95[6] | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
1995–96[6] | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
1996–97[9] | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
1997–98[10] | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
1998–99[21] | Third Division | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
Total | 419 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 526 | 24 | ||
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1986–87[13] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Wycombe Wanderers | 1998–99[21] | Second Division | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
1999–00[22] | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
2000–01[23] | 39 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 51 | 6 | ||
Wycombe Wanderers total | 80 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 7 | ||
Career total | 500 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 625 | 31 |
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- 4 appearances in Football League Trophy, 2 appearances in Third Division play-offs
- Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
- 2 appearances in Football League Trophy, 2 appearances in Second Division play-offs
- 3 appearances in Football League Trophy, 3 appearances in Second Division play-offs
References
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0955294916.
- "Jamie Bates". Archived from the original on 10 June 1998. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- League, The Football. "Brentford – Football League 125". www.fl125.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Oldham Athletic 14/08/99. Blackheath: Morganprint. 1999. p. 41.
- Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 381.
- Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 476–481. ISBN 9781906796723.
- "Beardsley at heart of all ovations" (PDF). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 445.
- "Games played by Jamie Bates in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "Games played by Jamie Bates in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "Brentford | News | Where Are They Now? | Where Are They Now? | WHERE ARE THEY NOW? JAMIE BATES – PART 2". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 184.
- "Jamie Bates – Player File from Chairboys on the Net". www.chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- Jamie Bates at Soccerbase
- Ley, Compiled by John. "Nationwide Second Division Club By Club Guide". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "Heskey heads off bravehearts". the Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "Brentford | News | Where Are They Now? | Where Are They Now? | WHERE ARE THEY NOW? JAMIE BATES – PART 1". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 398–400. ISBN 0951526200.
- Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 431. ISBN 978-1906796716.
- "Games played by Jamie Bates in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- "Games played by Jamie Bates in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- "Games played by Jamie Bates in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
External links
- Jamie Bates at Soccerbase