Before, during & after Southend
Steve Yates was a trusted Southend left-back from 1977 to 1983, helping the club through both the promotion season and the following years. Leicester City was his previous club, and he later moved to Doncaster Rovers.
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Defender · 1977–1983
Steve Yates was a trusted Southend left-back from 1977 to 1983, helping the club through both the promotion season and the following years. Leicester City was his previous club, and he later moved to Doncaster Rovers.
These career totals are being corrected. The older archive entry for Steve Yates contains a known discrepancy and must not be used as a definitive figure. Its data is safely retained for reconciliation.
This is the archived career snapshot, not an automatically combined lifetime total. Some earlier seasons and cup records are incomplete; current-season matches are shown separately until each historical season has been reconciled. No unverified figures are presented as definitive club records.
Record refreshed 4 Nov 2026 · 09:56 · Refresh page
Football League Third Division · 2000/01
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