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.

Malcolm Yates
Personal information
Bornc. 1957
Leigh, Lancashire, England
Died15 February 1997 (aged 39)[1][2]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977–80 Leigh 65 3 8 1 26
1980–83 Salford 90 28 24 0 132
1983–84 Warrington 23 1 0 0 4
Total 178 32 32 1 162
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981 Lancashire 1 0 0 0 0

Background

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Yates was born in Leigh, Lancashire, England.

Career

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Yates 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

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  1. ^ "Landlord 'Big Mal' dies, 39". Lancashire Telegraph. 20 February 1997. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Malcolm Yates". 11 February 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ^ "They Played For Leigh". Leigh Centurions. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Malcolm Yates". Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ Platt, Darrell (1991). A History of Salford Rugby League Club. Salford Rugby League Club.
  6. ^ "Yates, Mal". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Player Summary: Mal Yates". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  8. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (19 November 1980). "Oldham lose Lockwood". The Guardian. London. p. 20.
  9. ^ Dodd, Christopher (2 September 1983). "Janousek to get tough". The Guardian. London. p. 17.