Biography
Pacy winger Mark Yeates joined City on a season long loan in September 2007, but his impact was not registered on any Richter Scale measure and he returned to North London before the end of the calendar year.
Yeates hailed from Tallaght in the Dublin suburbs and joined Tottenham at the age of 16. He played a few games for the North London side but made his name in 2005/06 when he was a near ever-present and constant supply line for Championship side Colchester United. Anyone that impressed for Colchester inevitably ended up at Hull City a few months later, hence his loan to the KC Stadium.
Yeates rejoined Colchester United permanently in 2007 and again made a strong impression. This form prompted moves to Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Watford where he established himself as a Championship standard first teamer – at Vicarage Lane he played irregularly at Premier League level. From 2013 onwards Yeates drifted down the league pyramid with moves to Bradford, Oldham, Blackpool and Notts County. In 2017 Yeates dropped to Conference level signing for Eastleigh. In June 2019 he moved on to fellow Conference side AFC Fylde then in September 2020 he joined Bamber Bridge while starting a coaching career at Fleetwood Town. He ended his playing days in September 2021 to take up a full-time coaching role at Fleetwood’s academy, in July 2022 he was appointed the Under-18s assistant coach and rose to Under-18s head coach in January 2023.
During his Tottenham days Yeates played three Ireland under-21 matches, but did not progress to the senior squad.
Details
Nationality: Ireland
Date/Place of Birth: 11 January 1985, Tallaght
Hull City First Game: 19 September 2006, Hartlepool United H (League Cup Second Round), 21 years, 251 days old
Hull City Final Game: 23 December 2006, Leeds United A (Championship), 21 years, 346 days old
Clubs
Tottenham Hotspur (2002-2007), Brighton & Hove Albion (2003-2004, loan), Swindon Town (2004, loan), Colchester United (2005-2006, loan), Hull City (2006-2007, loan), Leicester City (2007, loan), Colchester United (2007-2009), Middlesbrough (2009-2010), Sheffield United (2010-2011), Watford (2011-2013), Bradford City (2013-2015), Oldham Athletic (2015-2016), Blackpool (2016-2017), Notts County (2017), Eastleigh (2017-2019), AFC Fylde (2019-2020), Bamber Bridge (2020-2021)
Hull City Record
Career: 7 apps, 0 goals
Mark Yeates| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | 2 (3) | 0 | – | – | 1 (1) | 0 | – | – | – | – |