Stacy Coldicott

Stacy Coldicott (born 29 April 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1992 to 2007.

Stacy Coldicott
Personal information
Full name Stacy Coldicott
Date of birth (1974-04-29) 29 April 1974
Place of birth Redditch, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1998 West Bromwich Albion 104 (7)
1996 → Cardiff City (loan) 6 (0)
1998–2005 Grimsby Town 221 (3)
2005–2006 Hereford United 5 (0)
2006 → Cambridge United (loan) 4 (1)
2006–2007 Armthorpe Welfare
2007 Feckenham
2007 Grantham Town
Total 340 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He notably played in for Grimsby Town and West Bromwich Albion,[1][2] having also had spells with Cardiff City, Hereford United, Cambridge United, Armthorpe Welfare, Feckenham and Grantham Town.

Career

West Bromwich Albion

Coldicott was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, and came through the youth ranks at West Bromwich Albion[1] and made his debut in the Football League in the 1992–93 season.[3] The central midfielder featured for The Baggies until 1998, playing well over 100 games in all competitions, and had a brief loan spell with Cardiff City,[2] before signing for former West Bromwich Albion manager Alan Buckley at Grimsby Town for a fee of £125,000.[4]

Grimsby Town

Coldicott and Lee Ashcroft were the only additions to a squad newly promoted to Division One. Grimsby started well in Coldicott's first season with the club, but poor results in the later part of the season meant they finished in 11th position. He played regularly for the first team, combining well with players such as Paul Groves, Alan Pouton, Kevin Donovan and Wayne Burnett. Coldicott continued to feature despite changes of management, and played in three divisions for The Mariners, remaining with the club despite a broken leg which kept him out for nearly a year.[5] After nearly 250 appearances in all competitions,[2] Coldicott was released by manager Russell Slade in the summer of 2005 after choosing not to accept the offer of a short-term contract.[6]

Non-League career

Coldicott signed for Conference club Hereford United, but suffered a back injury in September 2005 which kept him out for several months. He spent time on loan at Cambridge United in an attempt to improve his fitness,[7] but his contract with Hereford was cancelled by mutual consent at the end of the 2005–06 season.[8] In the new season, he played for Northern Counties East League club Armthorpe Welfare, and occasionally turned out for Feckenham in the Midland Combination[9]

After starting the 2007–08 season with Grantham Town, but retired soon after to take up his career as a fireman.

Personal life

Coldicott is the former husband of Big Brother 4 contestant Steph Coldicott; the couple were going through their divorce during her appearance on the 2003 show.[10] Coldicott decided to retire from football in 2007 to concentrate on his career as a firefighter.[11][12] He was co-owner of a non-League football scouting website.[13] Coldicott worked as a Fireman since retiring from Football,[14] although now works as a financial advisor and lives in the West Midlands.[15]

References
  1. "Stacy Coldicott". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  2. "Stacy Coldicott". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  3. "First Team Profiles: Stacy Coldicott". Cambridge United F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  4. Leighton, Tony (10 August 1998). "Wright reels off full repertoire to rescue Ipswich". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  5. "14 February 2004, Grimsby 2–1 Brighton". Grimsby Town F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  6. "Slade is aiming to boost midfield". BBC Sport. 5 June 2005. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  7. "Coldicott is back with Hereford". BBC Sport. 13 March 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  8. "Midfielder Coldicott leaves Bulls". BBC Sport. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  9. "Former Baggies St-ace Turns Out For Millers". Redditch Advertiser. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  10. "Steph talks of footballer marriage". Birmingham Post. 26 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  11. "Grantham Signing Ahead of FA Cup Tie". Unibond League. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  12. "Firefighter Wins Award For Dedication". Grantham Journal. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  13. "About us". Shouldhavemadeit. Non-League Network. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  14. "Stacy Coldicott – Old Baggies".
  15. https://www.vouchedfor.co.uk/financial-advisor-ifa/studley/030756-stacy-coldicott
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