Arnold Coates
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 July 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Crook, Co. Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 February 2013 (aged 76) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1957–1959 | Crook Town | ? | (?) |
| 1959–1961 | Evenwood Town | ? | (?) |
| 1961–1963 | Crook Town | ? | (?) |
| 1963–1965 | Queen of the South | 48 | (25) |
| 1965–1967 | Scarborough | ? | (?) |
| – | Howden-le-Wear | ? | (?) |
| Total | ? | (?) | |
| National team | |||
| 1960s | England amateur | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Arnold Coates (24 July 1936 – 25 February 2013)[1] was an English leading amateur footballer active in the 1960s who played as a striker.
Career
Club career
Coates played amateur football with Evenwood Town and Crook Town, scoring two goals in the final as they won the FA Amateur Cup in April 1962.[2] He was also in Crook's 1959 FA Amateur Cup winning team in his first spell at the club. He turned professional with Queen of the South in 1963, scoring 25 goals in 48 appearances in the Scottish Football League over the next two seasons.[3] Coates later returned to non-League football with Scarborough, before joining village team Howden-le-Wear.[4]
International career
Coates was called up to the Great Britain squad for the 1960 Summer Olympics, but did not make an appearance in the tournament. He also represented the England amateur team three times, in 1960 v West Germany and Scotland whilst an Evenwood player and in 1962 v France following his return to Crook. His only goal came against Scotland.[4][5]
Later life
Coates moved to Nelson, Lancashire and worked in insurance.[6]
References
- ↑ "Arnold Coates". Announcements. Queen of the South F.C. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
- ↑ "The FA Amateur Cup". Ayresome Park. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ↑ "QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Pub landlord's call to former players". Northern Echo. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ↑ "THEY REPRESENTED THEIR COUNTRY". Queen of the South F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ↑ Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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