Joe Coen
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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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 | Apps | (Gls) |
1930–1931 | Clydebank | 23 | (0) |
1931–1932 | Celtic | 3 | (0) |
1932 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 6 | (0) |
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]
See also
References
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(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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