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 73) [1]
Place of birth Benwell, England [1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Consett
North Shields
1969–1970 Chelsea
1970–1971 Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1973 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1973–1976 Southend United 52 (4)
1975Aldershot (loan) 3
1975Huddersfield Town (loan) 2 (0)
1976Darlington (loan) 13 (1)
1976–1978 Hong Kong Rangers
1978 Ringwood City 15 (2)
1979 Frankston City 14 (1)
1980 Hong Kong Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William John Coulson (born 14 January 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

After a short stint at Chelsea, he played for Newcastle United's reserve team, before making a single appearance with the senior team in the second leg of the Texaco Cup semi-final against Derby County. [1] He then joined Southend United, and also played on loan at Aldershot, Huddersfield Town and Darlington. [2] He played for the Hong Kong Rangers for a number of years, [2] later moving to Melbourne, where he spent two seasons in Victorian soccer, firstly with Ringwood City, [3] and then with Frankston City. [4] Coulson was involved in Frankston's Dockerty Cup run in 1979, [5] but did not play in the final, which saw the club lose to Essedon Croatia in extra time. [6] Afterwards, he returned to Hong Kong to play for the Rangers again. [6] He organised a coaching clinic in Melbourne with George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law, with whom he played a charity match, the last time he kicked a ball. He lived in Melbourne for 20 years, and then resided in Newcastle, New South Wales. [1]

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