Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony George Coleman | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1962 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
1962 | Ellesmere Port Town | ||
1962–1964 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | (0) |
1964–1965 | Preston North End | 5 | (1) |
1965 | Bangor City | 12 | (2) |
1965–1967 | Doncaster Rovers | 58 | (11) |
1967–1969 | Manchester City | 83 | (12) |
1969–1970 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | (2) |
1970 | Cape Town City | 7 | (3) |
1970–1971 | Blackpool | 17 | (0) |
1971–1972 | Cape Town City | 27 | (14) |
1972–1973 | Durban City | ? | (16) |
1973–1974 | Southport | 23 | (1) |
1974–1976 | Stockport County | 30 | (3) |
1975–1976 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 16 | (2) |
1976 | Cape Town City | 3 | (0) |
1976–1980 | Guisborough Town | ||
Teams managed | |||
1976 | Macclesfield Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Anthony George Coleman (born 2 May 1945) is an English former footballer who made 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End, Doncaster Rovers, Manchester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Blackpool, Southport and Stockport County. [1] He played on the left wing.
Coleman was known for his disciplinary problems during his career. He was thrown out of the youth team at Stoke City, deemed unmanageable by Preston North End and was almost banned for life by the FA after attacking a referee whilst at Doncaster Rovers. [2]
In November 2009, an interview with Coleman was broadcast on Manchester City football show Blue Tuesday on BBC Manchester in which he spoke about his life in Australia and revealed that he intended to raise money by selling his football medals. [3]
Source: [4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 1961–62 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tranmere Rovers | 1962–63 | Fourth Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1963–64 | Fourth Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Preston North End | 1964–65 | Second Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Doncaster Rovers | 1965–66 | Fourth Division | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
1966–67 | Third Division | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
Total | 58 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 11 | ||
Manchester City | 1966–67 | First Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
1967–68 | First Division | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 9 | |
1968–69 | First Division | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 6 | |
1969–70 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 83 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 16 | ||
Sheffield Wednesday | 1969–70 | First Division | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
Blackpool | 1970–71 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
Southport | 1973–74 | Third Division | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
Stockport County | 1974–75 | Fourth Division | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
1975–76 | Fourth Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
Career total | 250 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 288 | 35 |
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