Matthew Bates

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Matthew Bates
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Bates playing for Hartlepool United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Matthew David Bates [1]
Date of birth (1986-12-10) 10 December 1986 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2004 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2012 Middlesbrough 104 (6)
2005 → Darlington (loan) 4 (0)
2006 → Ipswich Town (loan) 2 (0)
2008 → Norwich City (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2013 Bristol City 13 (0)
2013–2014 Bradford City 22 (0)
2014–2018 Hartlepool United 77 (2)
Total225(8)
Managerial career
2017 Hartlepool United (caretaker)
2018 Hartlepool United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:24, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

Matthew David Bates (born 10 December 1986) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, as well as holding a UEFA B coaching licence.

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Born in Stockton-on-Tees, he began his youth career with Manchester United before moving to local side Middlesbrough. After winning the FA Youth Cup, Bates had a successful loan spell with Darlington. He became regularly involved in Middlesbrough's first team in 2005–06, and was a member of the Boro squad that finished as runners-up in the UEFA Cup. Bates had further loan spells with Ipswich Town and Norwich City before being named as Middlesbrough's new captain in 2010. He left the club in 2012 and joined Bristol City on a short-term deal. Bates was released at the end of the 2012–13 season and joined Bradford City. After one season with Bradford, he signed for League Two Hartlepool United. Bates spent three seasons with Hartlepool before moving into coaching.

He was caretaker manager for Hartlepool in both the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. On the latter occasion, Bates impressed enough to earn the permanent role as head coach. After keeping Hartlepool in the National League, he was sacked in November 2018. Between 2022 and 2024, Bates was the assistant manager at Whitby Town.

Club career

Middlesbrough

Born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, [1] Bates began playing at Manchester United's centre of excellence in Birtley since the age of nine. Several years later, the centre was closed down and he was taken in by his hometown club Middlesbrough. After tasting FA Youth Cup success in 2003–04, he was promoted to the first team and made his debut on 6 December 2004, coming on as an injury time replacement for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in a 3–2 win over Manchester City. After a successful loan spell at Darlington, he made a breakthrough, making 28 appearances and played alongside former manager Gareth Southgate in central defence. [2] He was an unused substitute for Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup final defeat to Sevilla. [3]

Bates had been tipped by some to be Southgate's successor but an injury while on loan at Ipswich in November 2006 prematurely ended his 2006–07 season. He was seriously injured in his second game, tearing his cruciate ligament and partially tearing his medial collateral ligament, and returned to Boro. [4] After recovering in January 2008, Bates moved on loan to Norwich City for two months. He later returned to Middlesbrough after suffering from another knee injury which has resulted in him needing an operation for the third time in just 18 months. [5] He scored his first league goal for Middlesbrough in a crucial 3–1 win over relegation rivals Hull on 11 April 2009. [6]

Following Middlesbrough's relegation from the Premier League in the 2008–09 season, rumours arose regarding his future with them. However, despite a number of Premier League clubs being interested, he opted to stay at Middlesbrough, signing a new three-year deal at the Riverside outfit. [7]

On 25 July, Bates suffered the fourth serious knee injury of his career and could be sidelined for the rest of the year. [8] He went for surgery in September and is confirmed to be out for the entire season. [9]

The 2010–11 season saw Bates as a regular in the Boro line-up. He got his first goal of the season against Portsmouth in a 2–2 draw. Under new Boro manager Tony Mowbray Bates was named new captain. [10] He scored the only goal in a 1–1 draw with Preston North End. His third and final goal of the season came when he returned to the side after injury, playing in midfield, against Sheffield United. He was rewarded with a great start to the 2011–12 season by winning Player of the Month. On 27 March 2012, Bates suffered a fifth serious knee injury which ruled him out for a period of 6 months.

Bristol City

In November 2012, Bates signed for Championship side Bristol City on a short-term deal until January 2013. [11] He made his debut on 17 November in a 1–1 draw away to Blackpool, conceding a penalty in the 90th minute for handball, which Tom Ince converted. [12] On 8 May 2013, Bates was released by City.

Bradford City

On 13 October 2013, Bates signed a 3-month deal with Bradford City. [13] On 15 January 2014, Bates signed a new deal with Bradford City until the end of the season. [14]

Hartlepool United

Bates joined Hartlepool United in June 2014. [15] Bates' playing stint with Hartlepool was ravaged by injuries with the defender making 77 league appearances in four years with the club.

International career

Bates was capped by England at youth level. [1]

Coaching career

On 24 April 2017, following the dismissal of Dave Jones, Bates was appointed caretaker manager of Hartlepool United for the final two matches of the 2016–17 season. [16] Hartlepool won 2–1 in dramatic fashion on the final day of the season against Doncaster Rovers but this result was not enough, as a late Newport County goal saw Hartlepool relegated from the Football League for the first time in their history. [17] When Craig Harrison was appointed as Hartlepool's first-team manager in May 2017, Bates moved into a coaching role with the club's U21s side.

On 21 February 2018, Bates took charge of Hartlepool again following the dismissal of Craig Harrison. [18] Bates lost his first two games in charge as caretaker manager but managed to turn around the club's poor form and a crucial three-game win streak against Barrow, Bromley and Maidstone United led to him winning the Manager of the Month award for March 2018. [19]

After keeping Hartlepool in the division, Bates was appointed as permanent first-team manager in May 2018. [20] After six successive league defeats, Bates was sacked as Hartlepool manager in November 2018 with the club in 13th position. [21]

In September 2022, it was announced that Bates had joined Northern Premier League side Whitby Town as their assistant manager. [22] Bates left Whitby in May 2024 to take up a scouting role at another club. [23]

Personal life

Matthew has a son with Chanelle Hayes. [24]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2003–04 [25] Premier League 000000—00
2004–05 [26] Premier League2000000020
2005–06 [27] Premier League16040305 [lower-alpha 1] 0280
2006–07 [28] Premier League100010—20
2007–08 [29] Premier League000000—00
2008–09 [30] Premier League1713000—201
2009–10 [31] Championship 000000—00
2010–11 [32] Championship3131000—323
2011–12 [33] Championship3723020—422
Total104611060501266
Darlington (loan) 2004–05 [26] League Two 40———40
Ipswich Town (loan) 2006–07 [28] Championship20———20
Norwich City (loan) 2007–08 [29] Championship30———30
Bristol City 2012–13 [34] Championship1300000—130
Bradford City 2013–14 [35] League One 22010——230
Hartlepool United 2014–15 [36] League Two251101000271
2015–16 [37] League Two320300000350
2016–17 [38] League Two20120101 [lower-alpha 2] 0241
Total772602010862
Career total225818080602578
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Managerial statistics

As of 27 November 2018
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
PWDLWin %
Hartlepool United (caretaker)24 April 201726 May 20172101050.0 [16] [39] [40]
Hartlepool United21 February 201828 November 201838131213034.2 [41]
Total40141214035.0

Honours

As a player

Middlesbrough

As a manager

Individual

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