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==External links== |
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*[http://www.thisisanfield.com/columnists/2003/04/forgotten-heroes-ron-yeats/ Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heroes] |
*[http://www.thisisanfield.com/columnists/2003/04/forgotten-heroes-ron-yeats/ Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heroes] |
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*[http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/yeats/ Official Liverpool Football Club past player profile] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060926141417/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/yeats/ Official Liverpool Football Club past player profile] |
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*[http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=450 Player profile at LFChistory.net] |
*[http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=450 Player profile at LFChistory.net] |
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*[http://www.lfchistory.net/player_articles_view.asp?article_id=84&player_id=450 Exclusive interview at LFChistory.net] |
*[http://www.lfchistory.net/player_articles_view.asp?article_id=84&player_id=450 Exclusive interview at LFChistory.net] |
Revision as of 14:19, 25 December 2017
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald Yeats[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 November 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
1955–1957 | Aberdeen Lads' Club | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1961 | Dundee United | 96 | (1) |
1961–1971 | Liverpool | 358 | (13) |
1971–1974 | Tranmere Rovers | 97 | (5) |
1975 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
1975–1977 | Barrow | ||
1976 | → Los Angeles Skyhawks (loan) | ||
1977 | Santa Barbara Condors | ||
1977 | Formby | 10 | (0) |
1977–1978 | Rhyl | ||
International career | |||
1964–1966 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1971–1974 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
1975–1977 | Barrow | ||
1977 | Santa Barbara Condors | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ronald Yeats (born 15 November 1937) is a Scottish former
Early years and Dundee United
Yeats was an Under-15 schoolboy international who played for Aberdeen Lads FC, a Junior club in his home town of Aberdeen. Yeats had a trial with
Yeats' career took an upward turn from
In the following 1960–61 season United retained their top division place. Other players to flourish like Yeats were the forward pair Dennis Gillespie and Jim Irvine. United finished a creditable ninth.
Yeats played 118 matches (95 in the league) for Dundee United.
Liverpool
Yeats, a stockily-built 6 ft 2 in central defender, was bought by manager
Liverpool were the
The next season Yeats skippered Liverpool to the
In the 1966–67 European Cup second round, Yeats and co were given a torrid time by a Johan Cruyff inspired Ajax who won 5–1 in Amsterdam and 7–3 on aggregate.[6]
The success of Liverpool then dried up, and he was one of the high-profile victims of a massive cull of the older players which Shankly ruthlessly undertook in 1970 in an effort to rebuild the side for a new decade. After 454 games, Yeats left in 1971.
Yeats won both his full caps for Scotland during the three seasons when the Liverpool team of the 1960s were at their peak. The first came on 3 October 1964 in a 3–2 defeat to Wales at Ninian Park Cardiff. His second was a year later in December 1965 in a world cup qualification decider away to Italy. The Scots had beaten the Italians 1–0 at Hampden Park. However Jock Stein's side missing the absent Denis Law went out when losing 3–0 in Naples.[7]
Tranmere Rovers
Yeats served Tranmere Rovers for three years as player manager.[8]
Stalybridge and Barrow
Yeats had a short spell playing for
Career in America
In 1976 at age 38, he joined the
In 1977, he became the player coach of the American Soccer League's Santa Barbara Condors expansion team.
Formby and Rhyl
Returning to Liverpool, he had a short spell at the start of the 1977–78 season playing for Formby before moving to Rhyl in November 1977.
Liverpool (scouting)
In 1986 Yeats returned to Anfield as the club's chief scout responsible for delegating duties to the club's talent spotters. He remained in that role until his retirement in May 2006.
Legacy
Yeats was voted 29th in the official Liverpool website poll '
In April 2009, Yeats was made an 'Honorary
He is referenced in the Everton song "Royal Blue Mersey" in the line "We hate Bill Shankly and we hate St. John, but most of all we hate Big Ron"
Statistics
Club | Season | League
|
FA Cup | League Cup
|
Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Formby | 1977–78 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Tranmere Rovers
|
1973–74 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
1972–73 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
1971–72 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
Liverpool F.C. | 1970–71 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
1969–70 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | |
1968–69 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
1967–68 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | |
1966–67 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
1965–66 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | |
1964–65 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | |
1963–64 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
1962–63 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
1961–62 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
Club | Season | Scott League | Scott Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Dundee United | 1960–61 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
1959–60 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
1958–59 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
1957–58 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 560 | 19 | 62 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 684 | 22 |
Honours
- Dundee United
- Scottish League Second Division promotion (1): 1959–60
- Liverpool
- Football League First Division (2): 1963–64, 1965–66
- Football League Second Division (1): 1961–62
- 1964–65
- FA Charity Shield (3): 1964, 1965, 1966
- Los Angeles Skyhawks
- American Soccer League (1): 1975–76
References
- ^ "Ron Yeats". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Results for Dundee United for 1959-60" London Hearts
- ^ "Jerry Kerr – the Dundee United dreamer deserves to be honoured". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Reuben Bennett". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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- ^ "Forgotten Heroes: Ron Yeats". 18 April 2003. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Scottish Football Association". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Ron Yeats on Neil Brown's player database". Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Ron Yeats » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Waddington, Marc (3 April 2009). "Liverpool's footballing legends among first round of Honorary Scousers". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 November 2011.