Coates played amateur football with Evenwood Town and Crook Town, scoring two goals in the final as they won the FA Amateur Cup in April 1962.[2] He was also in Crook's 1959 FA Amateur Cup winning team in his first spell at the club. He turned professional with Queen of the South in 1963, scoring 25 goals in 48 appearances in the Scottish Football League over the next two seasons.[3] Coates later returned to non-League football with Scarborough, before joining village team Howden-le-Wear.[4]
International careeredit
Coates was called up to the Great Britain squad for the 1960 Summer Olympics, but did not make an appearance in the tournament.[5] He also represented the England amateur team three times, in 1960 v West Germany and Scotland whilst an Evenwood player and in 1962 v France following his return to Crook. His only goal came against Scotland.[4][6]
^. Announcements. Queen of the South F.C. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^. Ayresome Park. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
^"QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
^ ab"Pub landlord's call to former players". Northern Echo. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
^"Arnold Coates". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^. Queen of the South F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
^Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
April 09, 2024
arnold, coates, july, 1936, february, 2013, english, leading, amateur, footballer, active, 1960s, played, striker, personal, informationdate, birth, 1936, july, 1936place, birthcrook, durham, englanddate, death25, february, 2013, 2013, aged, position, strikers. Arnold Coates 24 July 1936 25 February 2013 1 was an English leading amateur footballer active in the 1960s who played as a striker Arnold CoatesPersonal informationDate of birth 1936 07 24 24 July 1936Place of birthCrook Co Durham EnglandDate of death25 February 2013 2013 02 25 aged 76 Position s StrikerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1957 1959Crook Town1959 1961Evenwood Town1961 1963Crook Town1963 1965Queen of the South48 25 1965 1967ScarboroughHowden le WearInternational career1960sEngland amateur3 1 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 1 1 Club career 1 2 International career 2 Later life 3 ReferencesCareer editClub career edit Coates played amateur football with Evenwood Town and Crook Town scoring two goals in the final as they won the FA Amateur Cup in April 1962 2 He was also in Crook s 1959 FA Amateur Cup winning team in his first spell at the club He turned professional with Queen of the South in 1963 scoring 25 goals in 48 appearances in the Scottish Football League over the next two seasons 3 Coates later returned to non League football with Scarborough before joining village team Howden le Wear 4 International career edit Coates was called up to the Great Britain squad for the 1960 Summer Olympics but did not make an appearance in the tournament 5 He also represented the England amateur team three times in 1960 v West Germany and Scotland whilst an Evenwood player and in 1962 v France following his return to Crook His only goal came against Scotland 4 6 Later life editCoates moved to Nelson Lancashire and worked in insurance 7 References edit Arnold Coates Announcements Queen of the South F C 1 March 2013 Archived from the original on 7 April 2015 Retrieved 2 October 2014 The FA Amateur Cup Ayresome Park Archived from the original on 10 August 2011 Retrieved 16 October 2010 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH 1946 47 2009 10 Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Transfer Database Retrieved 16 October 2010 a b Pub landlord s call to former players Northern Echo 7 April 2007 Retrieved 16 October 2010 Arnold Coates Olympedia Retrieved 12 December 2021 THEY REPRESENTED THEIR COUNTRY Queen of the South F C official website Archived from the original on 24 September 2010 Retrieved 16 October 2010 Paul Plunkett 23 April 2012 London 2012 GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football BBC Sport Retrieved 11 October 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arnold Coates amp oldid 1164014933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
