Arnold Coates

Arnold Coates (24 July 1936 – 25 February 2013)[1] was an English leading amateur footballer active in the 1960s who played as a striker.

Arnold Coates
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-07-24)24 July 1936
Place of birth Crook, Co. Durham, England
Date of death 25 February 2013(2013-02-25) (aged 76)
Position(s) 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
International career
1960s England amateur 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[5] 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][6]

Later life

Coates moved to Nelson, Lancashire and worked in insurance.[7]

References
  1. "Arnold Coates". Announcements. Queen of the South F.C. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. "The FA Amateur Cup". Ayresome Park. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  3. "QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  4. "Pub landlord's call to former players". Northern Echo. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  5. "Arnold Coates". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. "THEY REPRESENTED THEIR COUNTRY". Queen of the South F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  7. 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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