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Levi Yates

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Levi Yates
Personal information
Full name Levi Yates
Date of birth 1891
Place of birth Church Gresley, England
Date of death 1 May 1934
Place of death Church Gresley, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913-1914 Gresley Rovers
1913–1914 Nottingham Forest 10 (1)
1914-1915 Gresley Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Levi Yates (1891 – 1 May 1934)[1] was a football player who made ten appearances in the English Football League playing for Nottingham Forest.[2]

Yates started his career at Gresley Rovers.[3] He was transferred to Forest for £100 during the 1913–14 season and made his Nottingham Forest debut on 18 October 1913 against Blackpool in a 3–0 victory. He scored his only goal for Forest against Notts County on Christmas Day 1913. His last game was the final game of the season on 25 April 1914 away at Stockport County.[2]

Yates returned to Gresley Rovers for the 1914–15 season.[3]

Yates died on 1 May 1934 in Church Gresley at the age of 42.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Birth registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  3. ^ a b "Player Database - Levi Yates". 6 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Well-Known Gresley Sportsman". Burton Observer and Chronicle. 3 May 1934. Retrieved 29 December 2023.