| John Yates | |
| Birth Date: | 1929 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Rotherham, England |
| Death Place: | Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
| Position: | Winger |
| Years1: | 1951–1952 |
| Clubs1: | Chester |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
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.[1]