Willie Coulson

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Willie Coulson
Personal information
Full name William John Coulson
Date of birth (1951-01-14) 14 January 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
YearsTeam
Consett FC & North Shields 1969-1970 Chelsea as an amateur for 3 months)
1971–1973 Newcastle United 0 (1)
1973–1976 Southend United 52 (4)
1975 → Aldershot (loan) 3
1975 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 2 (0)
1976 → Darlington (loan) 13 (1)
1976–1980 Hong Kong Rangers
Ringwood Whilemina Frankston City 18 (0)

William John Coulson (born 14 January 1951 in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne) [1] is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Southend United, Aldershot, Huddersfield Town and Darlington. [2]

He played in Hong Kong [2] for a number of years before moving to Melbourne where he played a season with Ringwood Whilemina and then transferred to Frankston City who later folded up because of debts. He did coaching clinic in Melbourne with George Best Bobby Charlton and Dennis Law, and a played charity match which was the last time he kicked a ball. He lived in Melbourne for 20 years before moving to Newcastle in Australia. He is still into his football and did some coaching after his retirement.

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References

  1. ↑ "Willie Coulson". Southend United FC Database. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Southend United : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 September 2009.


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