Matthew Paul Coad (born 25 September 1984) is an English former footballer who played professionally with York City in the Third Division, as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Paul Coad[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Darlington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | York City | 5 | (0) |
| Crook Town | ? | (?) | |
| ?–2011 | West Auckland | ||
| 2011–2012 | Northallerton Town | ||
| 2012–? | Newton Aycliffe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Darlington, County Durham, Coad joined York City after being spotted playing Sunday league football by youth coach Brian Neaves. He was given a three-year scholarship in March 2001.[2] He played for the youth team for two seasons and became a regular for the reserves, before making his first team debut in a 3–0 defeat against his hometown club Darlington on 6 December 2003.[3][4] He was offered a new contract at York in April 2004 following their relegation to the Conference National.[5] He was released by the club in April 2005.[6] He eventually signed for Crook Town and scored for them in a 3–0 victory over Armthorpe Welfare, which saw them progress to the first qualifying round of the FA Cup.[7]
Coad later played for West Auckland Town and joined Northallerton Town in January 2011.[8][9] He went on to play for Newton Aycliffe.[10]
In January 2019, he was working as a youth coach at Darlington.[11]
References edit
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 126. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ "Star chance for young set". York Press. 3 March 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Coad breaker". York Press. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Darlington 3–0 York". BBC Sport. 6 December 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Seven players exit York". BBC Sport. 29 April 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Nine players released by McEwan". BBC Sport. 26 April 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Crook book Wakefield FA Cup date". BBC Sport. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ Andy Walker (11 April 2012). "Injury-hit Matt looks forward to Wembley date". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "New signing Coad to make debut for Northallerton". The Northern Echo. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ McGeary, Paul (11 September 2012). "Aycliffe Sign Northallerton Skipper". Aycliffe Today. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Youth". Darlington F.C. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
External links edit
- Matthew Coad at Soccerbase
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