Allan Codling

Allan Codling

Personal information
Full name	Allan Codling[1]
Date of birth	24 February 1911[1]
Place of birth	Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Date of death	1991 (aged 79–80)[1][lower-alpha 1]
Place of death	East Cleveland,[lower-alpha 1] England
Height	5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[2]
Playing position	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Whitby United
193?–1933	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
1933	Hartlepools United	0	(0)
1933–193?	Scarborough
1934–1935	Gresley Rovers
1935–1936	Folkestone
1936–1938	Clapton Orient	32	(3)
1938–1939	Darlington	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Allan Codling (24 February 1911 – q1 1991) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient and Darlington.^[1] An outside left, he was on the books of Bolton Wanderers and Hartlepools United without playing for either in the league, and also played non-league football for Whitby United, Scarborough, Gresley Rovers and Folkestone.

Life and career

Codling was born in Guisborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.^[1] He began his football career with Whitby United as an amateur, before joining Bolton Wanderers. He played for Bolton's reserve team in the Central League,^[2] but not for the first team,^[1] and his contract was cancelled in January 1933.^[3] He immediately signed for Hartlepools United,^[2] and played for their reserves in the North-Eastern League,^[4] but again made no first-team appearances^[1] before leaving the club at the end of the season.

He began the 1933–34 season with Midland League club Scarborough,^[5] and spent the next with Gresley Rovers.^[6] While with Gresley he was chosen for the Central Combination select XI to play the champions,^[7] and had trials with Football League clubs Preston North End and Brighton & Hove Albion.^[8][9] Although a move to Brighton was reported to be well on the way to completion,^[10] Codling spent his next season with Southern League club Folkestone.^[11]

He finally played a Football League game at the start of the 1936–37 season, for Clapton Orient in the Third Division South. He set up the opening goal as Orient won 2–0 at Exeter City in September 1936,^[12] and scored three times himself from 32 league appearances over his two years with the club, against Gillingham both home and away in 1936–37,^[13][14] and at Torquay United in October 1937.^[15] His league career ended with seven matches for Darlington in the Third Division North.^[1] He played more frequently for their reserves, and was selected for the Rest of the North-Eastern League team for the match against the champions in March 1939.^[16]

Codling died in 1991.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Notes

1. Codling's death was registered in February 1991, in the East Cleveland registration district,^[17] which covered Guisborough, Lockwood, Loftus, Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, and Skelton and Brotton.^[18]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. T.F. (19 January 1933). "Sports Notes. 'Pools make a change and sign new player". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
3. "Two London clubs fined. Benefits and registrations of players". Yorkshire Post. 17 January 1933. p. 15 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
4. "North-Eastern League. 'Pools United Res. v Wallsend". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). 28 January 1933. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
5. T.F. (28 August 1933). "Sports Notes". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
6. "Player Database – Codling". Gresley F.C. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
7. "Teams: Central Combination". Derby Evening Telegraph. 3 May 1935. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
8. "Nine goals scored". Lancashire Daily Post. 6 December 1934. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
9. "Codling's chance". Derby Evening Telegraph. 3 May 1935. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
10. "Sports gossip from town and county". Derby Evening Telegraph. 30 April 1935. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
11. "Codling transferred". Derby Evening Telegraph. 22 June 1935. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
12. 'Exonian' (7 September 1936). "Exeter City well beaten". Western Morning News (Plymouth). p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
13. "Third Division: South". Western Morning News (Plymouth). 18 January 1937. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
14. "Third Division: South". Western Morning News (Plymouth). 5 April 1937. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
15. 'Tork' (4 October 1937). "Finishing power tells". Western Morning News (Plymouth). p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
16. 'Sentinel' (24 March 1939). "Sports Review. Logic". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
17. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". Alan Codling. Birth date: 24 Feb 1911. Death quarter: 1. Death year: 1991. Register number: 291. District: East Cleveland. County: Yorkshire. Volume: 3. Page: 2881. Retrieved 12 December 2014 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
18. "East Cleveland registration district". UKBMD. Retrieved 12 December 2014.