Jamie Bates

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Jamie Bates
Full name	James Bates
Date of birth	February 24, 1968 (1968-02-24) (age 40)
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987–1999 1987 1999–2001	Brentford → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) Wycombe Wanderers	426 (18) 001 0(0) 080 0(4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 18, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

James "Jamie" Bates (born February 24, 1968 in Croydon) is a former professional footballer who played for Brentford and Wycombe Wanderers. He was a central defender.

Bates joined Brentford as a trainee, signing professional forms in June 1987. He had a loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers in the 1986-7 season, playing one game. He stayed at Griffin Park until transfer deadline day in 1999, and played 526 games for the Bees in all competitions, many of which as captain. He was named as Brentford's Player of the Year in 1995, but also missed a crucial penalty in the Playoff semi-final penalty shootout against Huddersfield. He went on to have a successful end to his career at Wycombe, playing 101 games before retiring in 2001.