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Ron Yeats
Tommy Jordan (courtesy of his son, Dave)

Ron Yeats

Rowdy Yeats served his role as captain of Liverpool Football Club with distinction from seasons 1961/62 to 1969/70. His father was a butcher and it was fitting the boy would grow up strong as an ox. Yeats was an apprentice slaughterman at 15-years-old in Aberdeen. He started working at three o'clock in the morning and...

Born:
15 November 1937
Birthplace:
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died:
6 September 2024
Debut:
19 Aug 1961
Last app.:
28 Apr 1971
Apps / Goals / Assists:
454 / 16 / 11
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Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 358 50 7 36 3 454
1961-1962 41 5 0 0 0 46
1962-1963 38 6 0 0 0 44
1963-1964 36 5 0 0 0 41
1964-1965 35 8 0 9 1 53
1965-1966 42 1 0 9 1 53
1966-1967 40 4 0 5 1 50
1967-1968 38 9 2 6 0 55
1968-1969 39 4 3 2 0 48
1969-1970 37 6 2 3 0 48
1970-1971 12 2 0 2 0 16
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 13 0 0 2 1 16
1961-1962 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962-1963 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963-1964 1 0 0 0 0 1
1964-1965 0 0 0 1 0 1
1965-1966 2 0 0 0 1 3
1966-1967 2 0 0 0 0 2
1967-1968 2 0 0 1 0 3
1968-1969 2 0 0 0 0 2
1969-1970 3 0 0 0 0 3
1970-1971 1 0 0 0 0 1

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James in June 2004

"I have taken stock of what I am about. The problem in the past was that everything was taken for granted. A lot of people believed I was capable of becoming England's number one and I took it for granted that I was going to do that without having to do the hard stuff which was working at it. "The worst point was the 'Calamity James' time of my career when I was 26-27 and I was trying to equate how I would be able to get back into the England team. The move to Aston Villa was the right move at the right time."

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Last match Brentford – Sunday, 24 May 2026
Curtis Jones scored against Brentford – 24 May 2026
Jarell Quansah scored an own goal against Chelsea – 04 May 2025
Dominik Szoboszlai was sent off against Manchester City – 08 February 2026
Mohamed Salah scored a penalty against Brighton & Hove Albion – 14 February 2026
Mohamed Salah missed a penalty against Manchester City – 04 April 2026
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Last Home WinCrystal Palace25 April 2026
Last Home DrawBrentford24 May 2026
Last Home LossParis St Germain14 April 2026
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Last Away WinEverton19 April 2026
Last Away DrawArsenal08 January 2026
Last Away LossAston Villa15 May 2026
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