| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 1946 | ||
| Date of death | 25 April 2018 (aged 71) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| York City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ????–1971 | Alfreton Town | ||
| 1971–1976 | Boston United | ||
| 1975–1977 | Buxton | ||
| 1977–1978 | Mossley | ||
| Frickley Athletic | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975 | Buxton (Player-Manager) | ||
| 1977–1978 | Mossley (First Team Manager) | ||
| 1978 | Sheffield Weds (Youth Team Coach) | ||
| 1980–1985 | FA North West Regional Coach | ||
| 1985 | Notts County (Chief Coach) | ||
| 1987 | Southend (Manager) | ||
| 1987–1988 | Lincoln City (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 1988–1992 | Leeds United (Coach) | ||
| 1992–1995 | Malaysia national football team (Technical Director) | ||
| 1995 | Hereford (Coach) | ||
| 1998 | England U16s-U20s (Coach) | ||
| 1998 | England (Caretaker Manager) | ||
| 2005 | Canadian Soccer Association (Technical Director) | ||
| 2006 | Watford (Technical Director) | ||
| 2012–2015 | Cardiff City (Academy Manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Bate (25 June 1946 – 25 April 2018)[1] was an English football player and coach.
As a coach, he was the head of the youth Academy for Cardiff City, before leaving in 2015. Prior to that he was the Elite Coaching Manager of the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.