was confirmed that Bates had become the sole owner. In November 2012, Bates sold his holdings in Leeds United to GFH Capital. Bates was born in Ealing...

Jay, Adam (21 January 2005). "Bates seals £10m Leeds United takeover". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2023. "Bates completes takeover of Leeds". BBC...

fortunes, Chelsea were acquired by Ken Bates from Mears' great-nephew Brian Mears, for the nominal sum of £1. Bates bought a controlling stake in the club...

Best Actor. In 1969, he starred in the Ken Russell film Women in Love with Oliver Reed and Glenda Jackson. Bates went on to star in The Go-Between, An...

the freehold was separated from the club and when new Chelsea chairman Ken Bates bought the club for £1 in 1982, he did not buy the ground. A large chunk...

England did not host the 2018 tournament. On 28 December 2009, chairman Ken Bates spoke about future plans to increase the capacity of the South Stand in...

United, Ken Bates, revealed that Eriksson had applied for the vacant managerial position at the club after the dismissal of Simon Grayson. Bates went on...

founded 4 May 2007, is a limited company, the directors of which are Ken Bates, Shaun Harvey and Mark Taylor. The company purchased Leeds United A.F...

21 January 2005, Krasner announced the sale of a 50% stake to Ken Bates for £10m and Bates became the club's new chairman, replacing Krasner. This investment...

continued to own the club until 1982, when his great-nephew Brian sold it to Ken Bates. Mears died in 1912, and his grave is in the nearby Brompton Cemetery...

GFH Capital, having initially acquired 100% ownership of the club from Ken Bates in December 2012. On 7 February 2014 GFH Capital announced that they had...

and tsunami hit the island. In the late 1970s, the British businessman Ken Bates attempted to lease a large part of the neighbouring island of Anegada...

2004 and was replaced by José Mourinho. In July 2003, long-time chairman Ken Bates sold the club to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Chelsea finished...

that control Chelsea in West London. The previous owner of the club was Ken Bates, who later bought rivals Leeds United. Chelsea immediately embarked on...

of Stamford Bridge in 1991, commissioned by former Chelsea FC chairman Ken Bates, integrating retail, commercial, hotel and residential usages around the...

stuntman Ken Bates. For safety, and due to the danger of recoil back into the helicopter blades, a decelerator was used instead of a real bungee, and Bates jumped...

work on Thanksgiving, Ken Bates drops off his daughters Lyla and Gracie for dinner with their mother and her new husband Grant. Ken then picks up his nebbish...

developers were bankrupted by a market crash, allowing the then-chairman Ken Bates to do a deal with their bankers and to regain control of the stadium for...

Rowley and Bates could not save the club from a last-place finish and inevitable relegation. Midway through the 1969–70 season, Rowley and Bates both left...

Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. He is the father of Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr.; the two were teammates on the Mariners for 51 games between...

The harbour at dusk David and Frederick Barclay, English entrepreneurs Ken Bates, English hotelier Björn Borg, Swedish professional tennis player David...

in August 1983. He was signed by manager John Neal. Chelsea chairman Ken Bates initially hesitated when faced with the £150,000 transfer fee plus an...

attempt to redevelop Stamford Bridge during the 1970s. He sold the club to Ken Bates a year later for a nominal sum of £1. Mears came under fire when his shares...

marked by frequent clashes with Bates, club chairman and majority shareholder, over the direction to be taken by the club. Bates feared that Harding would try...

second leg. After Gullit's controversial sacking by Chelsea, chairman Ken Bates said of Gullit, "I didn't like his arrogance – in fact I never liked him...

to hit back-to-back home runs. On September 21, Ken Griffey Jr. famously stole a fly ball off the bat of Sammy Sosa from his father, who was playing left...

a dispute for control of Chelsea FC between the sitting [14 chairman Ken Bates and Matthew Harding, it was revealed in the media that Marwan owned 1...

and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The £1 rescue deal of Chelsea by chairman Ken Bates paid off as they won the Second Division title and were promoted to the...

1948), U.S. actor Ken Bates (Kenneth William Bates, born 1931), British businessman and football club owner/chairman Lindon Wallace Bates (1858–1924), Civil...

2010. "Q&A with Dan Good, author of new book on Ken Caminiti". May 27, 2022. "New book reveals Ken Caminiti was victim of childhood sexual abuse". May...