J. Yates · career
Jerry Aaron Yates
Center Forward · Sheffield Wednesday · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/224 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 230 appearances, 65 goals and 24 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Blackpool — Season rating 57, 21 goals and 8 assists in 47 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 19 points at Blackpool. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (27 → 28). The gap to his peak is 30 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Championship) and kept playing — 39 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sheffield WednesdayLoan | 18 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 28 |
| 2025/26 | Luton | 22 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | DerbyLoan | 42 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 46 |
| 2024/25 | Derby County U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Swansea | 43 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | Blackpool | 41 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 48 |
| 2021/22 | Blackpool | 39 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 29 |
| 2020/21 | Blackpool | 47 | 21 | 8 | 56 | 57 |
| 2019/20 | Swindon TownLoan | 25 | 12 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Rotherham | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Rotherham | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | CarlisleLoan | 23 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Rotherham | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Rotherham | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Harrogate TownLoan | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Rotherham | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League Two×2League One×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 18 | 1476 | 4 | 0 | 6.4 |
| League Oneat Luton | 22 | 1112 | 2 | 1 | 6.4 |
| EFL Trophyat Luton | 4 | 183 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| League Cupat Luton | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| FA Cupat Luton | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
18 played33 not in squad· 1476 min, 4g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Luton, Luton — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Lincoln United | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 13 | League Cup | A Bolton | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Stoke City | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Championship | A Wrexham | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Leeds | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Championship | H Swansea | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Championship | H Bristol City | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 16 | League Cup | H Grimsby | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H QPR | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 30 | Championship | A Birmingham | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Championship | H Coventry | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Championship | A Charlton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 22 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H Oxford United | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A West Brom | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 5 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Southampton | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 23 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 26 | Championship | A Millwall | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | Championship | H Preston | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | Championship | A Watford | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 15 | Championship | H Derby | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Championship | A Ipswich | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | Championship | H Hull City | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | Championship | H Blackburn | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | Championship | A Preston | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 4 | Championship | A QPR | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | H Brentford | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 20 | Championship | H Birmingham | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Championship | A Bristol City | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Championship | H Wrexham | 0-1 | Played | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 3 | Championship | A Blackburn | 0-1 | Played | 81 | 6.0 | ||
| Feb 8 | Championship | A Swansea | 0-4 | Played | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 14 | Championship | H Millwall | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 22 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 1-2 | Played | 87 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 25 | Championship | A Norwich | 0-2 | Played | 30 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Mar 7 | Championship | A Derby | 1-2 | Played | 82 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Mar 10 | Championship | H Watford | 1-1 | Played | 74 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Mar 14 | Championship | H Ipswich | 0-2 | Played | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | A Hull City | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A Stoke City | 0-2 | Played | 97 | 6.0 | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Leicester | 1-1 | Played | 80 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Coventry | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H Charlton | 1-1 | Played | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 22 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Played | 83 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A Oxford United | 1-4 | Played | 77 | 6.0 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | H West Brom | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 |