Bob Oates

Bob Oates
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-07-26) 26 July 1956 (age 67)[1]
Place of birth Leeds,[1] England
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1974 Leeds Ashley Road
1974–1983 Scunthorpe United 315 (17)
1983–1984 Rochdale 42 (1)
1984–19?? Watton United
International career
1974 England youth 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Oates (born 26 July 1956) is an English former footballer who made 357 appearances in the Fourth Division of the Football League playing for Scunthorpe United and Rochdale.[1] He played primarily as a centre half. While still a non-League footballer, he was capped for the England youth team.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Bob Oates". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. ^ Barber, David (22 February 2011). "Cauley's reward". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 September 2013.