Harry Bates (footballer)

Harry Bates
Personal information
Date of birth July 1890
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Place of death Birmingham, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ravensmoor
Coventry City
1911–1913 Birmingham 3 (0)
1913–19?? Walsall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry J. Bates (July 1890 – after 1912) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.[1]

Bates was born in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. An outside right who never turned professional, he played football for Ravensmoor and for Coventry City before joining Birmingham in 1912.[2] He made his debut in the Second Division on 27 January 1912, in a 2–0 home win against Stockport County, and played once more that season[3] and once in 1912–13,[4] but failed to impress, and moved on to Walsall in the 1913 close season. Bates died in Birmingham.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 19. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. ^ Matthews, p. 158.
  4. ^ Matthews, p. 159.