John Coddington

John William Coddington (16 December 1937 – 9 August 2023)[2] was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers and Stockport County.[3] He played most of his career with Huddersfield Town, spending 14 years at Leeds Road between 1953 and 1967, before joining Blackburn Rovers and then Stockport County.

John Coddington
Personal information
Full name John William Coddington
Date of birth (1937-12-16)16 December 1937
Place of birth Worksop, England
Date of death 9 August 2023(2023-08-09) (aged 85)
Place of death Middlesbrough, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
1953–1955 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1967 Huddersfield Town 332 (17)
1967–1970 Blackburn Rovers 73 (3)
1970–1971 Stockport County 52 (0)
Great Harwood Town
1973 Drogheda United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coddington along with ex Huddersfield player Les Massie signed for Drogheda United in January 1973 and made his League of Ireland debut on 4 February at Lourdes Stadium.

Coddington later worked as a coach at Bradford City and Middlesbrough.[4]

Personal life and death

Coddington's grandson, Luke, also became a professional footballer, playing as a goalkeeper.[5]

John Coddington died in August 2023, at the age of 85.[6]

References
  1. Maurice Golesworth (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
  2. John Coddington
  3. "John Coddington". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  4. "Vote for your favourite legend". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  5. "Middlesbrough keeper Luke Coddington joins Huddersfield Town". The Examiner. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. "John Coddington: 1937–2023". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  • John Coddington at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.