Walter Coates

Walter Coates
Personal information
Full name	Walter Albert Coates
Date of birth	4 April 1895
Place of birth	Burnhope, England
Date of death	8 November 1936 (aged 39)
Place of death	Lanchester, England
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1912–1913	Burnhope
1913–1914	Craghead United
1914–1915	Sacriston United
1919–1920	Fulham
1920–1921	Leadgate Park
1921–1925	Leeds United
1925–1926	Newport County
1926–1928	Linfield
1928–1929	Hartlepools United
1929	Chester-le-Street
1930	Newport (IOW)
1931	Burnhope Institute
1932	Consett
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Albert Coates (4 April 1895 – 8 November 1936) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham, Hartlepools United, Leeds United and Newport County.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Four years after his last professional game, Coates was found lying unconscious on the Burnhope Road in Lanchester. He died the following day, having never regained consciousness, and was suspected of having had a seizure.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Walter Coates at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b "Dying on Road". Sunderland Daily Echo. 9 November 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
^ "Coates Walter Image 1 Leeds United 1923". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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[ENFA-1] Walter Coates at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[death-2] "Dying on Road". Sunderland Daily Echo. 9 November 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[3] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

[4] "Coates Walter Image 1 Leeds United 1923". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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