Malcolm Yates (c. 1957 – 15 February 1997) was an English rugby league footballer who played as a prop. Yates began his career at his home town club Leigh and went on to play for Salford and Warrington. He also won representative honours with Lancashire.
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| Born | c. 1957 Leigh, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 February 1997 (aged 39)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editYates was born in Leigh, Lancashire, England.
Career
editYates started his rugby league career with Leigh. In November 1980, he was signed by Salford for a fee of £10,000.[8] In September 1983, he was signed by Warrington for a fee of £10,000.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Landlord 'Big Mal' dies, 39". Lancashire Telegraph. 20 February 1997. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Malcolm Yates". 11 February 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "They Played For Leigh". Leigh Centurions. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Malcolm Yates". Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ Platt, Darrell (1991). A History of Salford Rugby League Club. Salford Rugby League Club.
- ^ "Yates, Mal". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Player Summary: Mal Yates". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (19 November 1980). "Oldham lose Lockwood". The Guardian. London. p. 20.
- ^ Dodd, Christopher (2 September 1983). "Janousek to get tough". The Guardian. London. p. 17.
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