Coleman was born in Prescot and joined Stoke City in 1953 as an amateur from Gorleston, Norfolk where he was completing his National Service at the local RAF base.[2] Stoke helped Coleman secure his released from the services in January 1954 although rules meant he could not turn professional for a year.[2] Despite initially being signed as a centre-forward to partner Frank Bowyer, manager Frank Taylor saw him as a right winger witch saw Coleman drop into the reserves to learn his new position. However a career ending injury to John Malkin in October 1956 handed Coleman his chance in the first team. He quickly became a key member of the Stoke team although an often frustrating one becoming notoriously inconstant.[2] Whilst he lacked pace he was very difficult to dispossess.[2]
In the 1956–57 season Coleman hit a rich vain of form in-front of goal scoring 27 goals, including a hat-trick against Middlesbrough.[2] On 23 February 1957 Stoke played Lincoln City at the Victoria Ground and Stoke won the match 8–0 with Coleman scoring a club record seven goals.[2] Although he failed to find the net again thereafter. Coleman scored 14 goals in 37 games in 1957–58 before Taylor decided to sell Coleman to Crewe Alexandra in February 1959 for £1,000. He later worked for Rolls-Royce before emigrating to Australia.[2]
neville, coleman, footballer, neville, james, coleman, january, 1930, january, 1981, english, footballer, played, football, league, crewe, alexandra, stoke, city, holds, record, most, goals, scored, match, stoke, city, player, neville, colemanpersonal, informa. Neville James Tim Coleman 29 January 1930 1 January 1981 was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke City 1 He holds the record for most goals scored in a match by a Stoke City player 7 1 2 Neville ColemanPersonal informationFull nameNeville James Coleman 1 Date of birth 1930 01 29 29 January 1930 1 Place of birthPrescot England 1 Date of death1 January 1981 1981 01 01 aged 50 Place of deathAustraliaPosition s ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1952Gorleston1953 1958Stoke City114 46 1958 1961Crewe Alexandra73 16 Total187 62 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Career statistics 3 External links 4 ReferencesCareer editColeman was born in Prescot and joined Stoke City in 1953 as an amateur from Gorleston Norfolk where he was completing his National Service at the local RAF base 2 Stoke helped Coleman secure his released from the services in January 1954 although rules meant he could not turn professional for a year 2 Despite initially being signed as a centre forward to partner Frank Bowyer manager Frank Taylor saw him as a right winger witch saw Coleman drop into the reserves to learn his new position However a career ending injury to John Malkin in October 1956 handed Coleman his chance in the first team He quickly became a key member of the Stoke team although an often frustrating one becoming notoriously inconstant 2 Whilst he lacked pace he was very difficult to dispossess 2 In the 1956 57 season Coleman hit a rich vain of form in front of goal scoring 27 goals including a hat trick against Middlesbrough 2 On 23 February 1957 Stoke played Lincoln City at the Victoria Ground and Stoke won the match 8 0 with Coleman scoring a club record seven goals 2 Although he failed to find the net again thereafter Coleman scored 14 goals in 37 games in 1957 58 before Taylor decided to sell Coleman to Crewe Alexandra in February 1959 for 1 000 He later worked for Rolls Royce before emigrating to Australia 2 Career statistics editClub Season League FA Cup League Cup Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Stoke City 1 1953 54 Second Division 5 3 0 0 5 3 1954 55 Second Division 2 0 2 2 4 2 1955 56 Second Division 24 5 5 1 29 6 1956 57 Second Division 42 26 1 1 43 27 1957 58 Second Division 33 12 4 2 37 14 1958 59 Second Division 8 0 0 0 8 0 Total 114 46 12 6 126 52 Crewe Alexandra 1958 59 Fourth Division 15 4 0 0 15 4 1959 60 Fourth Division 40 9 6 1 46 10 1960 61 Fourth Division 18 3 2 1 3 0 23 4 Total 73 16 8 2 3 0 84 18 Career Total 187 62 20 8 3 0 210 70External links editNeville Coleman at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Transfer DatabaseReferences edit a b c d e f Matthews Tony 1994 The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City Lion Press ISBN 0 9524151 0 0 a b c d e f g h Stoke City 101 Golden Greats Desert Islands Books 2002 ISBN 1 874287554 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neville Coleman footballer amp oldid 1164015366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
