Joe Thomas Tate (4 August 1904 in Old Hill, Cradley Heath, England – 18 May 1973 in Cradley Heath)[1] was an English footballer.

Joe Tate
Personal information
Full name Joe Thomas Tate
Date of birth 4 August 1904
Place of birth Old Hill, Cradley Heath, England
Date of death 18 May 1973(1973-05-18) (aged 68)
Place of death Cradley Heath, England
Position(s) Left Half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stourbridge Council School ? (?)
Birch Coppice Primitives ? (?)
Grainger's Lane Primitives ? (?)
Round Oak Steel Works FC
(Brierley Hill)
? (?)
Cradley Heath ? (?)
1925–1935 Aston Villa 180 (2)
Brierley Hill Alliance ? (?)
International career
1931–1932 England 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Club edit

Tate played for Stourbridge Council School, Birch Coppice Primitives, Grainger's Lane Primitives, Round Oak Steel Works FC (Brierley Hill) and Cradley Heath before joining Aston Villa in April 1925. After making a total of 193 appearances, and scoring four goals for the club, he joined Brierley Hill Alliance as player-manager. His wife, Nellie Tate was a teacher at Reddall Hill Primary School, Cradley Heath.[2]

International edit

He gained a total of three caps for the England national team.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "England players: Joe Tate". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Tate, Joseph Thomas (Joe)". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Joe Tate". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 7 October 2007.