Luke Coddington

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Luke Coddington
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2014 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2014Guisborough Town (loan) 25 (0)
2016–2017 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2016Wrexham (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2019 Northampton Town 3 (0)
2017Wrexham (loan) 5 (0)
2018Guiseley (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2021 Chesterfield 14 (0)
Total57(0)
International career
2011–2012 England U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 England U18 4 (0)
2013 England U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luke Coddington (born 6 June 1995) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Middlesbrough

Coddington signed for Middlesbrough as a youth at the age of nine. [2] After spending a month on loan at Guisborough Town in 2014, [3] Coddington was released in 2016. [2]

Huddersfield Town

After his release, Coddington signed for then Championship club Huddersfield Town as a free agent. [2]

Loan to Wrexham

In 2016, Coddington joined Wrexham on a month-long loan as cover for injured goalkeepers Chris Dunn and Shwan Jalal. [4]

Northampton Town

In 2017, Coddington joined League One club Northampton Town on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal with the club. [5] He made his debut in a 4–1 home defeat to Peterborough United. [6]

Return to Wrexham

In September 2017, Coddington re-joined Wrexham, again on a month-long loan. [7] He returned to Northampton in October, remaining unbeaten in his five games for Wrexham. [8]

He was one of eight players released by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season. [9]

Chesterfield

In June 2019 Coddington signed a two-year contract with National League side Chesterfield. He was released at the end of his contract and retired shortly afterwards. [10]

International career

Coddington has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level. [11]

Personal life

Coddington's grandfather, John Coddington, was also a professional footballer who played as a defender, who captained Huddersfield Town in the 1960s. His father, Matthew, was also a goalkeeper at Middlesbrough, however never made a first team appearance. [12]

Coddington retired from football in May 2021 following a serious knee injury he suffered two years earlier. Following his retirement he began training as an engineering apprentice. [13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2014–15 [1] Championship 0000000000
2015–16 [1] Championship0000000000
Total0000000000
Huddersfield Town 2016–17 [1] Championship0000000000
Wrexham (loan) 2016–17 [1] National League 60000050
Northampton Town 2017–18 [1] League One 1000001020
2018–19 [1] League One2000000000
Total1000001020
Wrexham (loan) 2017–18 [1] National League50000050
Guiseley (loan) 2017–18 [1] National League1300000110
Chesterfield 2019–20 [1] National League1401000110
Career total320100010340

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