Adam Yates

Date of birth28 May 1983
Place of birthStoke
NationalityEnglish
Weight75 kg
Height1.75 m
PositionDefender

A defender who can play on the right or left, Adam Yates made his mark in the youth team at Crewe Alexandra in 2001-02.

He joined Port Vale in July 2009 with a two-year contract that was extended to June 2013 in May 2011, to June 2015 in June 2013, to June 2016 in June 2015 and to June 2017 in June 2016.

Adam announced his retirement in March 2018 due to a serious facial injury.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Crewe Alexandra 01 Jul 2002 30 Jun 2004
Halifax Town 13 Nov 2003 30 Apr 2004 L
Leek Town 10 Aug 2004 25 Aug 2006
Port Vale 31 Jan 2005 04 Feb 2005 T
Morecambe 25 Aug 2006 30 Jun 2009
Burton Albion 29 Aug 2008 05 Oct 2008 L
Port Vale 02 Jul 2009 31 Dec 2017
Northampton Town 24 Aug 2015 24 Sep 2015 L
Macclesfield Town 05 Aug 2017 05 Sep 2017 L

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2003-04 Halifax Town LDV Vans Trophy 1
2006-07 Morecambe FA Cup 2
2007-08 Morecambe FA Cup 1
2007-08 Morecambe Johnstones Paint Trophy 6
2007-08 Morecambe League Cup 3
2007-08 Morecambe League Two 42
2
5
2008-09 Morecambe FA Cup 2
2008-09 Morecambe Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2008-09 Morecambe League Two 32
1
2009-10 Port Vale FA Cup 2
1
2009-10 Port Vale Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2009-10 Port Vale League Cup 1
1
2009-10 Port Vale League Two 25
7
1
2010-11 Port Vale FA Cup 4
2010-11 Port Vale Johnstones Paint Trophy 2
2010-11 Port Vale League Cup 2
2010-11 Port Vale League Two 45
1
4
2011-12 Port Vale FA Cup 2
2011-12 Port Vale Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2011-12 Port Vale League Cup 1
2011-12 Port Vale League Two 35
3
2
5
2012-13 Port Vale FA Cup 2
2012-13 Port Vale Johnstones Paint Trophy 2
1
2012-13 Port Vale League Cup 1
2012-13 Port Vale League Two 20
6
2013-14 Port Vale FA Cup 4
1
2013-14 Port Vale Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2013-14 Port Vale League Cup 1
2013-14 Port Vale League One 33
1
1
2014-15 Port Vale FA Cup 1
2014-15 Port Vale Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2014-15 Port Vale League Cup 1
2014-15 Port Vale League One 24
1
1
2015-16 Northampton Town Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2015-16 Northampton Town League Cup 1
1
2015-16 Northampton Town League Two 1
2015-16 Port Vale FA Cup 1
2015-16 Port Vale League One 10
1
2017-18 Port Vale Football League Trophy 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
22 Aug 2009 Port Vale v Darlington W 1-0 League Two
25 Aug 2009 Port Vale v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-0 League Cup 2nd round
29 Aug 2009 Hereford United v Port Vale D 2-2 League Two
05 Sep 2009 Port Vale v Grimsby Town W 4-0 League Two
12 Sep 2009 Aldershot Town v Port Vale D 1-1 League Two
19 Sep 2009 Port Vale v Bury L 0-1 League Two
22 Sep 2009 Scunthorpe United v Port Vale L 2-0 League Cup 3rd round
10 Oct 2009 Shrewsbury Town v Port Vale W 0-1 League Two
07 Nov 2009 Port Vale v Stevenage Borough D 1-1 FA Cup 1st round
10 Nov 2009 Bradford City v Port Vale L 2-2 (4-5) Johnstones Paint Trophy Quarter-final - northern section
14 Nov 2009 Port Vale v Rotherham United L 1-2 League Two
24 Nov 2009 Port Vale v Torquay United D 2-2 League Two
28 Nov 2009 Port Vale v Huddersfield Town L 0-1 FA Cup 2nd round
01 Dec 2009 Lincoln City v Port Vale W 1-2 League Two
05 Dec 2009 Port Vale v Morecambe L 0-2 League Two
12 Dec 2009 Northampton Town v Port Vale D 1-1 League Two
28 Dec 2009 Grimsby Town v Port Vale W 1-2 League Two
19 Jan 2010 Port Vale v Burton Albion W 3-1 League Two
23 Jan 2010 Port Vale v Macclesfield Town D 0-0 League Two
26 Jan 2010 Rochdale v Port Vale D 0-0 League Two
30 Jan 2010 Port Vale v Hereford United W 2-0 League Two
06 Feb 2010 Burton Albion v Port Vale L 1-0 League Two
09 Feb 2010 Port Vale v Chesterfield L 1-2 League Two
13 Feb 2010 Torquay United v Port Vale W 1-2 League Two
20 Feb 2010 Port Vale v Barnet L 0-2 League Two
23 Feb 2010 Port Vale v Lincoln City W 4-0 League Two
27 Feb 2010 Morecambe v Port Vale L 1-0 League Two
02 Mar 2010 Darlington v Port Vale W 1-3 League Two
06 Mar 2010 Port Vale v Northampton Town L 1-3 League Two
09 Mar 2010 Port Vale v Bradford City W 2-1 League Two
27 Mar 2010 Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra L 0-1 League Two
03 Apr 2010 Rotherham United v Port Vale W 1-2 League Two
05 Apr 2010 Port Vale v Dagenham and Redbridge W 3-1 League Two
10 Apr 2010 Port Vale v Aldershot Town D 1-1 League Two
24 Apr 2010 Port Vale v Notts County W 2-1 League Two
01 May 2010 AFC Bournemouth v Port Vale L 4-0 League Two
08 May 2010 Port Vale v Shrewsbury Town D 1-1 League Two
07 Aug 2010 Bury v Port Vale W 0-1 League Two
10 Aug 2010 Queens Park Rangers v Port Vale W 1-3 League Cup 1st round
14 Aug 2010 Port Vale v Chesterfield D 1-1 League Two
21 Aug 2010 Southend United v Port Vale W 1-3 League Two
25 Aug 2010 Fulham v Port Vale L 6-0 League Cup 2nd round
28 Aug 2010 Port Vale v Torquay United L 1-2 League Two
31 Aug 2010 Port Vale v Rochdale W 2-1 Johnstones Paint Trophy 1st round - northern section
04 Sep 2010 Bradford City v Port Vale W 0-2 League Two
11 Sep 2010 Port Vale v Aldershot Town W 1-0 League Two
18 Sep 2010 Macclesfield Town v Port Vale W 0-3 League Two
25 Sep 2010 Port Vale v Accrington Stanley W 2-0 League Two
28 Sep 2010 Port Vale v Shrewsbury Town W 1-0 League Two
02 Oct 2010 Oxford United v Port Vale L 2-1 League Two
05 Oct 2010 Carlisle United v Port Vale L 2-2 (3-4) Johnstones Paint Trophy 2nd round - northern section
09 Oct 2010 Hereford United v Port Vale D 1-1 League Two
16 Oct 2010 Port Vale v Gillingham D 0-0 League Two
23 Oct 2010 Cheltenham Town v Port Vale D 0-0 League Two
30 Oct 2010 Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra W 2-1 League Two
02 Nov 2010 Burton Albion v Port Vale D 0-0 League Two
06 Nov 2010 Dartford v Port Vale D 1-1 FA Cup 1st round
13 Nov 2010 Northampton Town v Port Vale D 0-0 League Two
16 Nov 2010 Port Vale v Dartford W 4-0 FA Cup 1st round replay
20 Nov 2010 Port Vale v Wycombe Wanderers W 2-1 League Two
23 Nov 2010 Stockport County v Port Vale W 0-5 League Two
26 Nov 2010 Port Vale v Accrington Stanley W 1-0 FA Cup 2nd round
11 Dec 2010 Morecambe v Port Vale L 1-0 League Two
28 Dec 2010 Gillingham v Port Vale L 3-0 League Two
01 Jan 2011 Rotherham United v Port Vale L 5-0 League Two
03 Jan 2011 Port Vale v Burton Albion W 2-1 League Two
08 Jan 2011 Burnley v Port Vale L 4-2 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 2011 Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale L 2-1 League Two
22 Jan 2011 Port Vale v Cheltenham Town L 0-1 League Two
25 Jan 2011 Port Vale v Barnet D 0-0 League Two
29 Jan 2011 Lincoln City v Port Vale L 1-0 League Two
01 Feb 2011 Port Vale v Rotherham United W 1-0 League Two
05 Feb 2011 Wycombe Wanderers v Port Vale D 1-1 League Two
12 Feb 2011 Port Vale v Northampton Town D 1-1 League Two
18 Feb 2011 Port Vale v Bradford City W 2-1 League Two
22 Feb 2011 Port Vale v Stevenage L 1-3 League Two
26 Feb 2011 Aldershot Town v Port Vale W 1-2 League Two
05 Mar 2011 Port Vale v Macclesfield Town W 2-1 League Two
08 Mar 2011 Shrewsbury Town v Port Vale D 2-2 League Two
12 Mar 2011 Port Vale v Oxford United L 1-2 League Two
19 Mar 2011 Accrington Stanley v Port Vale L 3-0 League Two
22 Mar 2011 Port Vale v Hereford United D 1-1 League Two
26 Mar 2011 Port Vale v Bury D 0-0 League Two
29 Mar 2011 Port Vale v Lincoln City W 2-1 League Two
02 Apr 2011 Chesterfield v Port Vale L 2-0 League Two
09 Apr 2011 Port Vale v Southend United D 1-1 League Two
16 Apr 2011 Torquay United v Port Vale D 0-0 League Two
23 Apr 2011 Port Vale v Stockport County L 1-2 League Two
25 Apr 2011 Stevenage v Port Vale L 1-0 League Two
30 Apr 2011 Port Vale v Morecambe W 7-2 League Two
07 May 2011 Barnet v Port Vale L 1-0 League Two
06 Aug 2011 Port Vale v Crawley Town D 2-2 League Two
09 Aug 2011 Port Vale v Huddersfield Town L 2-4 League Cup 1st round
13 Aug 2011 Barnet v Port Vale W 1-3 League Two
16 Aug 2011 Burton Albion v Port Vale D 1-1 League Two
20 Aug 2011 Port Vale v Accrington Stanley W 4-1 League Two
27 Aug 2011 Port Vale v Southend United L 2-3 League Two
30 Aug 2011 Tranmere Rovers v Port Vale L 1-1 (2-4) Johnstones Paint Trophy 1st round - northern section
03 Sep 2011 AFC Wimbledon v Port Vale L 3-2 League Two
10 Sep 2011 Plymouth Argyle v Port Vale W 0-2 League Two
13 Sep 2011 Port Vale v Bradford City W 3-2 League Two
17 Sep 2011 Port Vale v Shrewsbury Town L 2-3 League Two
24 Sep 2011 Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale D 1-1 League Two
08 Oct 2011 Gillingham v Port Vale D 1-1 League Two
14 Oct 2011 Port Vale v Northampton Town W 3-0 League Two
25 Oct 2011 Bristol Rovers v Port Vale W 0-3 League Two
29 Oct 2011 Oxford United v Port Vale L 2-1 League Two
05 Nov 2011 Port Vale v Swindon Town L 0-2 League Two
12 Nov 2011 Port Vale v Grimsby Town D 0-0 FA Cup 1st round
19 Nov 2011 Cheltenham Town v Port Vale L 2-0 League Two
22 Nov 2011 Grimsby Town v Port Vale L 1-0 FA Cup 1st round replay
25 Nov 2011 Port Vale v Torquay United D 0-0 League Two
10 Dec 2011 Dagenham and Redbridge v Port Vale W 1-2 League Two
17 Dec 2011 Port Vale v Aldershot Town W 4-0 League Two
26 Dec 2011 Hereford United v Port Vale W 1-2 League Two
31 Dec 2011 Macclesfield Town v Port Vale L 2-1 League Two
02 Jan 2012 Port Vale v Cheltenham Town L 1-2 League Two
07 Jan 2012 Southend United v Port Vale L 3-0 League Two
14 Jan 2012 Port Vale v AFC Wimbledon L 1-2 League Two
21 Jan 2012 Rotherham United v Port Vale W 0-1 League Two
28 Jan 2012 Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle W 1-0 League Two
14 Feb 2012 Bradford City v Port Vale D 1-1 League Two
17 Mar 2012 Crawley Town v Port Vale L 3-2 League Two
20 Mar 2012 Port Vale v Hereford United W 1-0 League Two
24 Mar 2012 Torquay United v Port Vale L 2-1 League Two
31 Mar 2012 Port Vale v Dagenham and Redbridge L 0-1 League Two
06 Apr 2012 Aldershot Town v Port Vale W 1-2 League Two
09 Apr 2012 Port Vale v Macclesfield Town W 1-0 League Two
14 Apr 2012 Morecambe v Port Vale D 0-0 League Two
17 Apr 2012 Shrewsbury Town v Port Vale L 1-0 League Two
21 Apr 2012 Port Vale v Bristol Rovers W 1-0 League Two
28 Apr 2012 Swindon Town v Port Vale L 5-0 League Two
05 May 2012 Port Vale v Oxford United W 3-0 League Two
14 Aug 2012 Port Vale v Burnley L 1-3 League Cup 1st round
18 Aug 2012 Port Vale v Barnet W 3-0 League Two
21 Aug 2012 Accrington Stanley v Port Vale L 2-0 League Two
04 Sep 2012 Port Vale v Tranmere Rovers W 2-0 Johnstones Paint Trophy 1st round - northern section
29 Sep 2012 Bradford City v Port Vale W 0-1 League Two
02 Oct 2012 Port Vale v Dagenham and Redbridge D 1-1 League Two
09 Oct 2012 Walsall v Port Vale W 2-2 (6-5) Johnstones Paint Trophy 2nd round - northern section
15 Oct 2012 Port Vale v Oxford United W 3-0 League Two
23 Oct 2012 Burton Albion v Port Vale D 1-1 League Two
27 Oct 2012 Northampton Town v Port Vale L 2-0 League Two
03 Nov 2012 Forest Green Rovers v Port Vale W 2-3 FA Cup 1st round
06 Nov 2012 Port Vale v Rochdale D 2-2 League Two
10 Nov 2012 Southend United v Port Vale D 0-0 League Two
17 Nov 2012 Port Vale v York City D 2-2 League Two
20 Nov 2012 Port Vale v Bristol Rovers W 4-0 League Two
24 Nov 2012 Aldershot Town v Port Vale W 1-3 League Two
01 Dec 2012 Sheffield United v Port Vale L 2-1 FA Cup 2nd round
04 Dec 2012 Port Vale v Bradford City L 0-2 Johnstones Paint Trophy Quarter-final - northern section
26 Dec 2012 Rotherham United v Port Vale W 1-2 League Two
29 Dec 2012 Dagenham and Redbridge v Port Vale W 2-3 League Two
01 Jan 2013 Port Vale v Fleetwood Town L 0-2 League Two
05 Jan 2013 Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle W 4-0 League Two
12 Jan 2013 Gillingham v Port Vale W 1-2 League Two
16 Feb 2013 Port Vale v Morecambe L 0-1 League Two
12 Mar 2013 Bristol Rovers v Port Vale L 2-0 League Two
16 Mar 2013 York City v Port Vale W 0-2 League Two
29 Mar 2013 Port Vale v Cheltenham Town W 3-2 League Two
01 Apr 2013 Chesterfield v Port Vale D 2-2 League Two
04 Apr 2013 Port Vale v Burton Albion W 7-1 League Two
09 Apr 2013 Port Vale v Aldershot Town D 1-1 League Two
13 Apr 2013 Rochdale v Port Vale D 2-2 League Two
20 Apr 2013 Port Vale v Northampton Town D 2-2 League Two
03 Aug 2013 Port Vale v Brentford D 1-1 League One
06 Aug 2013 Port Vale v Walsall L 1-2 League Cup 1st round
17 Aug 2013 Port Vale v Bradford City W 2-1 League One
24 Aug 2013 Oldham Athletic v Port Vale L 3-1 League One
31 Aug 2013 Port Vale v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-3 League One
21 Sep 2013 Port Vale v Coventry City W 3-2 League One
28 Sep 2013 Tranmere Rovers v Port Vale W 0-1 League One
05 Oct 2013 Port Vale v Bristol City D 1-1 League One
08 Oct 2013 Port Vale v Rochdale L 0-1 Johnstones Paint Trophy 2nd round - northern section
12 Oct 2013 Port Vale v Peterborough United L 0-1 League One
19 Oct 2013 Sheffield United v Port Vale L 2-1 League One
22 Oct 2013 Crawley Town v Port Vale W 0-3 League One
26 Oct 2013 Port Vale v Gillingham W 2-1 League One
02 Nov 2013 Swindon Town v Port Vale L 5-2 League One
11 Nov 2013 Shortwood United v Port Vale W 0-4 FA Cup 1st round
16 Nov 2013 Port Vale v Shrewsbury Town W 3-1 League One
23 Nov 2013 Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale W 1-2 League One
26 Nov 2013 Port Vale v Preston North End L 0-2 League One
30 Nov 2013 Walsall v Port Vale W 0-2 League One
06 Dec 2013 Port Vale v Salisbury City W 4-1 FA Cup 2nd round
14 Dec 2013 Port Vale v Stevenage D 2-2 League One
26 Dec 2013 Port Vale v Notts County W 2-1 League One
29 Dec 2013 Port Vale v Rotherham United W 2-0 League One
01 Jan 2014 Preston North End v Port Vale L 3-2 League One
05 Jan 2014 Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Jan 2014 Brentford v Port Vale L 2-0 League One
14 Jan 2014 Plymouth Argyle v Port Vale W 2-3 FA Cup 3rd round replay
25 Jan 2014 Port Vale v Brighton and Hove Albion L 1-3 FA Cup 4th round
11 Feb 2014 Port Vale v Colchester United W 2-0 League One
15 Feb 2014 Shrewsbury Town v Port Vale D 0-0 League One
18 Feb 2014 Bradford City v Port Vale L 1-0 League One
22 Feb 2014 Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra L 1-3 League One
11 Mar 2014 Port Vale v Leyton Orient L 0-2 League One
16 Mar 2014 Coventry City v Port Vale D 2-2 League One
22 Mar 2014 Port Vale v Tranmere Rovers W 3-2 League One
25 Mar 2014 Bristol City v Port Vale L 5-0 League One
12 Apr 2014 Notts County v Port Vale L 4-2 League One
18 Apr 2014 Port Vale v Milton Keynes Dons W 1-0 League One
21 Apr 2014 Rotherham United v Port Vale L 1-0 League One
25 Apr 2014 Port Vale v Sheffield United L 1-2 League One
03 May 2014 Peterborough United v Port Vale D 0-0 League One
26 Aug 2014 Port Vale v Cardiff City L 2-3 League Cup 2nd round
13 Sep 2014 Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale L 2-1 League One
20 Sep 2014 Port Vale v Barnsley W 2-1 League One
27 Sep 2014 Bradford City v Port Vale D 1-1 League One
04 Oct 2014 Fleetwood Town v Port Vale L 1-0 League One
07 Oct 2014 Preston North End v Port Vale L 3-2 Johnstones Paint Trophy 2nd round - northern section
11 Oct 2014 Port Vale v Yeovil Town W 4-1 League One
18 Oct 2014 Preston North End v Port Vale L 2-0 League One
21 Oct 2014 Port Vale v Scunthorpe United D 2-2 League One
25 Oct 2014 Port Vale v Leyton Orient W 3-0 League One
01 Nov 2014 Colchester United v Port Vale W 1-2 League One
08 Nov 2014 Port Vale v Milton Keynes Dons L 3-4 FA Cup 1st round
15 Nov 2014 Port Vale v Rochdale W 1-0 League One
22 Nov 2014 Milton Keynes Dons v Port Vale L 1-0 League One
29 Nov 2014 Gillingham v Port Vale D 2-2 League One
13 Dec 2014 Port Vale v Coventry City L 0-2 League One
20 Dec 2014 Crawley Town v Port Vale W 1-2 League One
26 Dec 2014 Port Vale v Sheffield United W 2-1 League One
28 Dec 2014 Swindon Town v Port Vale L 1-0 League One
03 Jan 2015 Port Vale v Gillingham W 2-1 League One
10 Jan 2015 Chesterfield v Port Vale L 3-0 League One
17 Jan 2015 Port Vale v Peterborough United W 2-1 League One
24 Jan 2015 Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra L 0-1 League One
31 Jan 2015 Barnsley v Port Vale L 2-1 League One
17 Mar 2015 Port Vale v Crawley Town L 2-3 League One
21 Mar 2015 Sheffield United v Port Vale L 1-0 League One
03 Apr 2015 Port Vale v Colchester United L 1-2 League One
17 Apr 2015 Port Vale v Preston North End D 2-2 League One
14 Nov 2015 Barnsley v Port Vale W 1-2 League One
19 Nov 2015 Maidenhead United v Port Vale W 1-3 FA Cup 1st round replay
21 Nov 2015 Port Vale v Chesterfield W 3-2 League One
24 Nov 2015 Port Vale v Blackpool W 2-0 League One
28 Nov 2015 Rochdale v Port Vale L 2-1 League One
12 Dec 2015 Port Vale v Scunthorpe United D 1-1 League One
20 Dec 2015 Walsall v Port Vale L 2-0 League One
23 Jan 2016 Port Vale v Bradford City D 1-1 League One
26 Jan 2016 Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale W 1-2 League One
30 Jan 2016 Wigan Athletic v Port Vale L 3-0 League One
30 Apr 2016 Scunthorpe United v Port Vale L 1-0 League One
08 May 2016 Port Vale v Walsall L 0-5 League One
03 Oct 2017 Port Vale v Newcastle United W 1-0 Football League Trophy Group D – North
07 Nov 2017 Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra W 4-2 Football League Trophy Group D – North


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.