Phillip Coleman (born 8 September 1960) is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phillip Coleman | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Woolwich, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1979 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1981 | Millwall | 36 | (1) |
| 1981–1984 | Colchester United | 119 | (6) |
| 1983–1984 | → Wrexham (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 1984 | Chelmsford City | ||
| 1984-1985 | Exeter City | 6 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Aldershot | 46 | (5) |
| 1986 | Dulwich Hamlet | 8 | (2) |
| 1986–1988 | Millwall | 10 | (0) |
| 1988 | Myllykosken Pallo −47 | 20 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Colchester United | 10 | (0) |
| 1989–1995 | Wivenhoe Town | 211 | (53) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He began his career in the youth ranks of Millwall, where he played as a defender and midfielder, notably scoring one of two Millwall goals in the 1979 FA Youth Cup Final win against Manchester City.[2]
He made his first senior appearance for Millwall in a 2-1 win v West Ham , turning professional in August 1978.[3] In 1981 Colchester United manager Bobby Roberts signed Coleman from Millwall for a fee of £15,000.[4]
He went on to play for Wrexham, Exeter, Aldershot before returning to Millwall for a second spell playing alongside his brother in a division two winning team. A season playing in Finland before returning for a second spell at Colchester United under manager Jock Wallace.
After retiring from playing Coleman trained to be a PE teacher, receiving a BA Honours degree in Sport and Education from Middlesex University.[5] He also served as a player then player/manager for Wivenhoe Town and has also coached at Colchester United's youth academy, and non league clubs Clacton, Heybridge and Braintree. [6]
Coleman retired as a PE teacher after 33 years having taught at The Gilberd School, The Colne Community School and finally at Philip Morant and Sigma Sixth Sports Academy.
After 7 years as a City Councillor he left in May 2023.
His son, Liam Coleman, also played profession football.
Coleman caught COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic, being informed of a positive test result on Christmas Day 2020.[3]
References edit
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Waldron, Jonathan (16 September 2020). "Ex-Colchester favourite Phil Coleman on strange incident". Gazette. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ a b Plummer, Matt (13 January 2021). "'I'm tough but coronavirus has hit me for six' - ex-U's star reveals Covid hell". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Phil Coleman - Players - Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Coleman, Phil". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Plummer, Matt (27 May 2010). "Pitt is appointed as the new Seasiders manager". Clacton and Frinton Gazette. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- Phil Coleman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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