Mark Yeates

Mark Yeates

Yeates playing for Sheffield United in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Mark Stephen Anthony Yeates[1]
Date of birth	11 January 1985
Place of birth	Tallaght, Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Blackpool
Number	28
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–	Blackpool	10	(0)
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 17 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Mark Stephen Anthony Yeates (born 11 January 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Blackpool. 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.

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

Personal life

His late father Stephen played for Shelbourne, Shamock Rovers (two goals in 11 appearances in 1989–90), Athlone Town and Kilkenny City.^[23]

Honours

Club

Colchester United^[24]

• Football League One Runner-up: 2005–06

Career statistics

As of end of 2014-15 season.

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	2002–03[25]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2003–04[26]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2004–05[27]	Premier League	2	0	1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2005–06[28]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2006–07[29]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	2003–04[30]	Division Two	9	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	10	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2004–05[31]	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Colchester United (loan)	2005–06[32]	League One	44	5	5	1	1	0	2	0	52	6
Hull City (loan)	2006–07[33]	Championship	5	0	0	0	2	0	—		7	0
Leicester City (loan)	2006–07[34]	Championship	9	1	0	0	0	0	—		9	1
Colchester United	2007–08[35]	Championship	29	8	1	0	1	0	—		31	8
	2008–09[36]	League One	43	12	1	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	1	50	13
	Total		72	20	2	0	3	0	4	1	81	21
Middlesbrough	2009–10[37]	Championship	19	1	1	0	1	0	—		21	1
Sheffield United	2009–10[38]	Championship	20	2	0	0	0	0	—		20	2
	2010–11[39]	Championship	35	5	0	0	1	0	—		36	5
	Total		55	7	0	0	1	0	—		56	7
Watford	2011–12[40]	Championship	33	3	2	0	1	0	—		36	3
	2012–13[41]	Championship	29	4	0	0	1	0	—		30	4
	Total		62	7	2	0	2	0	—		66	7
Bradford City	2013–14[42]	League One	29	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	30	2
	2014–15[43]	League One	41	3	7	2	1	0	1	0	50	5
	Total		70	5	7	2	1	0	2	0	80	7
Oldham Athletic	2015–16[44]	League One	16	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	20	1
	Total		16	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	20	1
Blackpool	2015–16[45]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals			369	47	21	3	11	0	10	1	411	50

1. Appearances in Football League 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.
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4. "Colchester 2–2 Oldham". BBC Sport. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
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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. 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. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
13. "Burnley 2–2 Watford". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
14. "Mark Yeates Interview".
15. "Released Players Confirmed". Watford F.C. 7 June 2013. 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. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/yeates-agrees-blackpool-deal-2889176.aspx
23. "The late Stephen Yeates". elevenaside.com. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
24. "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
25. "Tottenham 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
26. "Tottenham 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
27. "Tottenham 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
28. "Tottenham 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
29. "Tottenham 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
30. "Brighton 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
31. "Swindon 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
32. "Colchester 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
33. "Hull 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
34. "Leicester 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
35. "Colchester 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
36. "Colchester 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
37. "Middlesbrough 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
38. "Sheffield Utd 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
39. "Sheffield Utd 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
40. "Watford 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
41. "Watford 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
42. "Bradford City 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
43. "Bradford City 2014/2015 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
44. "Oldham Athletic 2015/2016 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
45. "Blackpool 2015/2016 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

External links

• Mark Yeates career statistics at Soccerbase