Cec Coldwell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Cecil Coldwell | ||
Date of birth | (1929-01-12)12 January 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Dungworth, Sheffield, England | ||
Date of death | 9 November 2008(2008-11-09) (aged 79) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Norton Woodseats | |||
1951–1968 | Sheffield United | 410 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1975 | Sheffield United (caretaker) | ||
1977–1978 | Sheffield United (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Cecil Coldwell (12 January 1929 – 9 November 2008) was a professional footballer who played for Sheffield United from 1951 to 1968. He played in the position of right-back.
Playing career
Coldwell signed for Sheffield United in September 1951 from local side Norton Woodseats for a fee of £100,[1] before finally making his debut against Southampton in April 1952.[2] Although a late developer, Coldwell formed a splendid full-back partnership with first Cliff Mason and then Graham Shaw,[2] playing in 410 league games for the Blades which included two rare goals.[3] The captain of the 1961 promotion team, he was retained as a player until 1968, although by then he was fully employed as a junior coach.[1] He became first-team coach at Bramall Lane in 1969, a position he retained until 1983, helping the Blades to promotion in 1971 along with manager John Harris.[1] He also had two stints as acting manager in 1975 and 1977–78.[1]
Later career
Later he ran a newsagent's in Sheffield and Cheadle Hulme, before retiring to Poynton near Stockport.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012). Sheffield United The Complete Record. The Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 175.
- ^ a b Matthews, Clarebrough & Kirkham (2003). The Official Encyclopaedia of Sheffield United. Britespot Publishing. p. 60.
- ^ Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012). Sheffield United The Complete Record. The Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 636.
- ^ Sunday Times article, August 2005, retrieved 6 December 2006 Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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