John Yates (footballer, born 1929)

John Yates (18 November 1929 – 2 September 2020) was an English footballer, who played as a winger in the Football League for Chester.

He moved to Canada in 1974 and became involved with the Salvation Army often acting as a musical conductor to their bands. Yates died on 2 September 2020, at the age of 90.