Joe Tate

Joe Thomas Tate (4 August 1904 in Old Hill, Cradley Heath, England – 18 May 1973 in Cradley Heath)[1] was an English footballer.

Joe Tate

Personal information
Full name	Joe Thomas Tate
Date of birth	4 August 1904
Place of birth	Old Hill, Cradley Heath, England
Date of death	18 May 1973 (aged 68)
Place of death	Cradley Heath, England
Position(s)	Left Half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Stourbridge Council School	?	(?)
	Birch Coppice Primitives	?	(?)
	Grainger's Lane Primitives	?	(?)
	Round Oak Steel Works FC (Brierley Hill)	?	(?)
	Cradley Heath	?	(?)
1925–1935	Aston Villa	180	(2)
–	Brierley Hill Alliance	?	(?)
National team
1931–1932	England	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Club

Tate played for Stourbridge Council School, Birch Coppice Primitives, Grainger's Lane Primitives, Round Oak Steel Works FC (Brierley Hill) and Cradley Heath before joining Aston Villa in April 1925. After making a total of 193 appearances, and scoring four goals for the club, he joined Brierley Hill Alliance as player-manager. His wife, Nellie Tate was a teacher at Reddall Hill Primary School, Cradley Heath.[2]

International

He gained a total of three caps for the England national team.[3]

References

1. "England players: Joe Tate". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
2. "Tate, Joseph Thomas (Joe)". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
3. "Joe Tate". englandstats. Retrieved 7 October 2007.