Graham Oates (footballer, born 1949)

Graham Oates
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-03-14) 14 March 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Bradford, England
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
Manningham Mills
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1974 Bradford City 161 (19)
1974–1976 Blackburn Rovers 76 (10)
1976–1978 Newcastle United 35 (3)
1978–1980 Detroit Express 86 (17)
1981 California Surf 24 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Graham Oates (born 14 March 1949) is an English retired footballer who played for Bradford City, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. He also played for the Detroit Express and the California Surf in the NASL.

While at Newcastle United, Oates scored an own goal in a match against Leeds United directly from the kick-off, lobbing goalkeeper Willie McFaul in the process. McFaul is said to have been well out of position in the execution of the preplanned play.[1]

While a member of the Detroit Express, Oates coached the Bloomfield Hills Andover High School boys soccer team through the 1978 and 1979 seasons. In his first stint as a head coach, Oates led the 1978 squad to the Michigan High School State Soccer Championship.

References

  1. ^ Paul Joannou (1996). Black 'n' White Alphabet: A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United. Polar Print Group Ltd. p. 308. ISBN 1899538038.


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