Mark Yeates

Mark Stephen Anthony Yeates (born 11 January 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Fylde. Born in Tallaght, Ireland he began his career with Tottenham Hotspur but failed to make the transition to the first team, spending time on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion, Swindon Town, Colchester United, Hull City and Leicester City. On leaving Spurs he returned on a permanent deal to Colchester before spells with Middlesbrough, Sheffield United, Watford and Bradford City. He has three under-21 caps for the Republic of Ireland.

For the Australian footballer, see Mark Yeates (Australian rules footballer). For people with a similar name, see Mark Yates (disambiguation).

Mark Yeates
Yeates playing for Sheffield United in 2010
Personal information
Full name Mark Stephen Anthony Yeates[1]
Date of birth (1985-01-11) 11 January 1985
Place of birth Tallaght, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Fylde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Tottenham Hotspur 3 (0)
2003–2004 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 9 (0)
2004 → Swindon Town (loan) 4 (0)
2005–2006 → Colchester United (loan) 44 (5)
2006–2007 → Hull City (loan) 5 (0)
2007 → Leicester City (loan) 9 (1)
2007–2009 Colchester United 72 (20)
2009–2010 Middlesbrough 19 (1)
2010–2011 Sheffield United 55 (7)
2011–2013 Watford 62 (7)
2013–2015 Bradford City 70 (5)
2015–2016 Oldham Athletic 16 (1)
2016–2017 Blackpool 16 (0)
2017 Notts County 14 (0)
2017–2019 Eastleigh 91 (9)
2019– Fylde 27 (1)
National team
Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
2007 Republic of Ireland B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:39, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Yeates started his career at Tottenham Hotspur, but first played professional football in loan spells with Brighton & Hove Albion and Swindon Town during the 2003–04 season. Loaned to Swindon as part of the transfer to Spurs of Swindon player Leigh Mills, Yeates only played four games before being returned to White Hart Lane after a disagreement with then manager Andy King. He made his Spurs debut against Wolves on the final day of the 2003–04 Premier League season, setting up a goal for Robbie Keane. He made three first team appearances for Spurs.

During the 2005–06 season, Yeates played on long-term loan at Colchester United, scoring five league goals, as they achieved promotion from League One.

Prior to 2006–07 Yeates signed a two-year contract extension with Spurs. He joined Championship team Hull City on a season-long loan, but hardly featured for them before returning to his parent club midway through the season.

He then signed a loan contract until the end of the 2006–07 season with another Championship side, Leicester City. He scored on his Leicester début at the Walkers Stadium in a 1–1 draw with Luton Town.[2] On 25 April 2007, having only featured 16 times for Leicester, and not once under caretaker manager Nigel Worthington, he was allowed to return to Spurs after being deemed surplus to requirements.

Colchester United

On 3 July 2007 he completed a permanent move to Colchester United.[3] Yeates was set to sign for Crystal Palace Football Club, but due to the fact that he failed his medical, the transfer was abandoned. He had a productive year in League One, during which time, he scored the first competitive goal at the new Colchester Community Stadium in a game against Oldham.[4]

Middlesbrough

Yeates then signed for newly relegated Championship team Middlesbrough for £500,000 on 26 June 2009.[5][6] He made his début for Middlesbrough on 7 August 2009 in a 0–0 draw with Sheffield United.[7] In and out of the team in the first part of the season, he scored what turned out to be his only goal for Middlesbrough in their 5–1 win over QPR in December 2009.[8]

Sheffield United

After finding himself surplus to requirements under new boss Gordon Strachan, Yeates signed for Boro's Championship rivals Sheffield United.[9] He scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a 2–1 defeat at Preston North End on 9 February 2010.[10] Having made the move, Yeates found himself playing no more regularly at Bramall Lane than at Middlesbrough. In an eighteen-month stay, he was in and out of the side and never showed any real consistency. By the time Micky Adams took over as manager of the Blades, Yeates was virtually frozen out of the first team altogether.[11]

Watford

In July 2011, Yeates signed for Watford on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12] He scored on his debut against Burnley to put Watford 2–0 up, with the game finishing 2–2.[13] Yeates was a regular in the Watford side up until their FA Cup clash against Tottenham Hotspur on 27 January, in which he lost his place to Sean Murray. However, he continued to make substitute appearances and retained his place in the squad the following season under then-new manager, Gianfranco Zola. During this period, Yeates was primarily played in a central role rather than his usual wide position, with Yeates stating that he actually preferred this new position[14]

On 7 June 2013, Watford announced that Yeates' contract would not be renewed and he was to be released as a free agent.[15]

Bradford City

On 3 July 2013, Yeates signed a two-year contract with Bradford City,[16] the third time that Yeates had worked under manager Phil Parkinson, having previously played under him at Hull City and Colchester United.[17] Yeates made his Bradford debut on 3 August, the opening day of the season, playing 66 minutes of a 2–2 draw against Bristol City.[18] and scored his first goal for the club during his second appearance, in a 4–0 win against Carlisle United.[19] On 26 November, Yeates came off the bench to score his second goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Notts County.[20]

Oldham Athletic

On 25 August 2015, Yeates joined Oldham Athletic on a short-term deal.[21] Yeates scored one goal in 20 League One games.

Blackpool

On 7 January 2016, Yeates joined Blackpool on an initial 18-month deal from Oldham Athletic with the option for a further year.[22]

Notts County

On 30 January 2017, Yeates signed for Notts County.[23]

Eastleigh

On 28 June 2017, Yeates joined National League side Eastleigh on a two-year deal.[24]

Fylde

Yeates left Eastleigh to joined A.F.C. Fylde on 12 June 2019.[25]

Personal life

His late father Stephen played for Shelbourne, Shamock Rovers (two goals in 11 appearances in 1989–90), Athlone Town and Kilkenny City.[26]

Honours

Club
Colchester United[27]
  • Football League One Runner-up: 2005–06

Career statistics
As of match played 21 November 2017 [28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2002–03[29] Premier League 000000—00
2003–04[30] Premier League 100000—10
2004–05[31] Premier League 201000—30
2005–06[32] Premier League 000000—00
2006–07[33] Premier League 0000000000
Total 3010000040
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2003–04[30] Second Division 9000001[lower-alpha 1]0100
Swindon Town (loan) 2004–05[31] League One 4000000040
Colchester United (loan) 2005–06[32] League One 44551102[lower-alpha 1]0526
Hull City (loan) 2006–07[33] Championship 500020—70
Leicester City (loan) 2006–07[33] Championship 910000—91
Colchester United 2007–08[34] Championship 2981010—318
2008–09[35] League One 431210204[lower-alpha 1]15013
Total 72202030418121
Middlesbrough 2009–10[36] Championship 1911010—211
Sheffield United 2009–10[36] Championship 2020000—202
2010–11[37] Championship 3550010—365
Total 5570010—567
Watford 2011–12[38] Championship 3332010—363
2012–13[39] Championship 2940010—304
Total 6272020—667
Bradford City 2013–14[40] League One 29200001[lower-alpha 1]0302
2014–15[41] League One 41372101[lower-alpha 1]0505
Total 705721020807
Oldham Athletic 2015–16[42] League One 16130001[lower-alpha 1]0201
Total 161300010201
Blackpool 2015–16[42] League One 110000000110
2016–17[43] League Two 5040205[lower-alpha 2]0160
Total 160402050270
Notts County 2016–17[43] League Two 140———140
Eastleigh 2017–18[44] National League 21310—00223
Career totals 4195027313015147454
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. "Leicester 1–1 Luton". BBC Sport. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. "Colchester sign Platt and Yeates". BBC Sport. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  4. "Colchester 2–2 Oldham". BBC Sport. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  5. "Middlesbrough sign winger Yeates". BBC Sport. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  6. "Yeates joins 'best' in the Championship". The Northern Echo. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  7. "Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  8. "QPR 1–5 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  9. "Blades on the Mark". Sheffield United F.C. 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  10. "Preston 2–1 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  11. "Frozen-out Yeates forgives Adams". The Sheffield Star. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  12. "Yeates joins Hornets". Watford F.C. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  13. "Burnley 2–2 Watford". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  14. "Mark Yeates Interview". Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  15. "Released Players Confirmed". Watford F.C. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  16. "Mark Yeates: Bradford City clinch signing of former Watford winger". BBC Sport. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  17. "Yeates wings in to Bradford City". Telegraph and Argus. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  18. "Bristol City 2–2 Bradford". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  19. "Bradford 4–0 Carlisle". BBC Sport. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  20. "Bradford City 1–1 Notts County" BBC Sport. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  21. "Mark Yeates: Oldham Athletic bring in former Bradford winger". BBC Sport. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  22. "Yeates Agrees Blackpool Deal".
  23. http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/notts-county-mark-yeates-blackpool-3546345.aspx
  24. "Eastleigh: Mark Yeates joins National League side on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  25. CREATIVE MIDFIELDER MARK YEATES SIGNS FOR THE COASTERS, afcfylde.co.uk, 12 June 2019
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