Joe Coen

Joe Coen
Personal information
Date of birth	1911
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	15 October 1941 (aged 29–30)
Place of death	RAF Cranwell, Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Mosspark Amateurs
	Clydeholm
Senior career*
Years	Team
1930–1931	Clydebank
1931–1932	Celtic
1932	→ Stenhousemuir (loan)
1932–1933	Guildford Town
1933–1934	Bournemouth
1934–1939	Luton Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Leo Coen (1911 – 15 October 1941) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Celtic and Luton Town as a goalkeeper.^[1] Born in Glasgow, he died during the Second World War.^[2]^[3]

Military career

At the start of World War II, Coen joined the Royal Air Force and trained to be a fighter pilot. He was killed on 15 October 1941, aged recordedly 29,^[4] in a mid-air collision whilst training at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. Leading Aircraftman Coen, piloting an Airspeed Oxford, crashed into Leading Aircraftman James Yonge's Oxford, killing both instantly.^[5]^[6] He was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Biscot, Luton, Bedfordshire.^[4]^[7]

^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Jim Craig & Pat Woods (2013). Celtic: Pride and Passion. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 9781780576381. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ Mike Simmonds (14 November 2016). "McGeehan dedicates his Accrington winner to fallen heroes". Luton Today. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b [1] CWGC casualty record.
^ "Joseph Leo Coen". Find a Grave. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "1941 crash logs". bcar.org. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ Leading Aircraftsman Joseph Leo Coen Page 54 - Old Aloysians in the World War 1939-1945

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