Bill_Yates_(footballer)
Bill Yates (footballer)
English footballer and cricketer
William Yates (20 March 1903 – 13 October 1978) was an English footballer and cricketer.
Born in Little Lever, a village near Bolton, Lancashire, Yates played professional football as a goalkeeper for Bolton Wanderers and Watford in the Football League, and also represented non-league side Northfleet United. As a cricketer, he was a leg break bowler and wicket-keeper who played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire. He died in Slough at the age of 75.