Richard Coates (footballer)

Richard Coates (1889 – 1960) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.^[1]

Richard Coates

Personal information
Full name	Richard Coates^[1]
Date of birth	1889^[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England^[1]
Date of death	1960 (aged 61)^[1]
Place of death	Chester, England^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Mardy
1912–1913	Stoke	1	(0)
1914–19??	Annfield Plain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Coates was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Welsh club Mardy before joining Stoke in 1912.^[1] He played in one first team match which came in a 1–0 defeat to Coventry City during the 1912–13 season before returning to amateur football with Annfield Plain.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke^[1]	1912–13	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total		1	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.