Bob Oates
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 1956[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1974 | Leeds Ashley Road | ||
| 1974–1983 | Scunthorpe United | 315 | (17) |
| 1983–1984 | Rochdale | 42 | (1) |
| 1984–19?? | Watton United | ||
| International career | |||
| 1974 | England youth | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Oates (born 26 July 1956) is an English former
capped for the England youth team.[2]
Life and career
Oates was born in
Oates signed for
centre half position to play as a midfielder, and scored both goals in a 2–0 defeat of Rochdale.[5] After six seasons as a regular, he missed a significant part of the 1982–83 season through injury. Scunthorpe were promoted to the Third Division, and Oates was released. He had made 315 league appearances over his nine years with the club.[4]
He spent one season with Rochdale, also in the Fourth Division, before moving back into non-league football with Watton United.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Bob Oates". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ a b c Barber, David (22 February 2011). "Cauley's reward". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "All level in Lagos". The Football Association. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ a b "The Iron alphabet". Scunthorpe United F.C. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Bell strikes his first in six-goal spree". The Times. 1 December 1979. p. 15.