Steve Yates

Football player infobox
playername = Steve Yates
fullname = Steven Yates
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|1|29
cityofbirth = Bristol
countryofbirth = England
currentclub =
clubnumber =
height = height|meter=1.80
position = Defender "(Retired)"
years = 1988-1993
1993-1999
1999-2002
2002-2003
2003-2006
2006
2006
2006-2007
clubs = Bristol Rovers
Queens Park Rangers
Tranmere Rovers
Sheffield United
Huddersfield Town
Scarborough
Halifax Town
Morecambe
caps(goals) = 197 (0)
135 (2)
113 (7)
12 (0)
52 (1)
1 (0)
3 (0)
44 (2)
pcupdate = 18 June, 2007

Steve Yates (born January 29, 1970 in Bristol) was an English professional footballer, who played as a defender.

Yates began his footballing career as a YTS trainee at Bristol Rovers in 1986. In seven years with his home town club he played 197 games without scoring any goals. [cite book |last=Byrne |first=Stephen |coauthors=Jay, Mike |title=Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003 |year=2003 |publisher=Tempus |location=Stroud |isbn=0-7524-2717-2]

When manager Gerry Francis moved to Queens Park Rangers from Bristol Rovers in 1991, a number of Rovers players later followed him to the London club. Yates was one of these, when he joined in August 1993. He made his debut that month against Liverpool.

Yates played 134 league games for QPR scoring 2 goals before transferring to Tranmere Rovers in 1999, and later had spells at Sheffield United & Huddersfield Town.