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Danny Coles
Coles playing for Exeter City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Daniel Richard Coles[1]
Date of birth (1981-10-30) 30 October 1981 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Bristol City 148 (6)
2005–2008 Hull City 31 (0)
2007 → Hartlepool United (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2008 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2008–2011 Bristol Rovers 95 (3)
2011–2014 Exeter City 114 (8)
2014–2015 Forest Green Rovers 29 (1)
Total 427 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Richard Coles (born 30 October 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. His playing career included spells at Bristol City, Hull City, Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and his last club, Forest Green Rovers.

Career

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Bristol City

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Coles began his career at Bristol City. He made his debut for the club on 24 April 2000 in a 2–2 home draw against Oxford United. He became a regular fix in the squad at Ashton Gate Stadium two seasons later during the 2001-02 campaign. He scored his first goal for the club in December 2001 in a 2–0 away win over Wrexham.[3]

In January 2003, he helped Bristol City to the third round of the FA Cup and played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away defeat against Leicester City.[4] Later that year, he was named Young Player of the Year at the club for the 2002–03 season.[5]

He played a central role in the Bristol City side that reached the Division Two play-off final in May 2004, only to lose 1–0 against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in front of 65,167 spectators.[6]

In July 2005, he was arrested and charged for being drunk and disorderly during a pre-season trip.[7] In February 2005, he was placed on the transfer list at Ashton Gate Stadium.[8]

Hull City

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On 26 July 2005, Coles was signed by Hull City manager Peter Taylor for a fee of £200,000.[9] He made his debut for Hull on 6 August 2005 in a goalless home draw against QPR.[10]

After a promising start having agreed a two-year contract at the club, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2005–06 season.[11] He returned to full fitness in October 2006, coming on as a half time substitute in a 2–0 away defeat against Burnley at Turf Moor.[12]

Hartlepool United

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Struggling to break into the first team at Hull at the start of the 2007-08, on 1 October 2007 he signed for League One side Hartlepool United on a one-month loan deal.[13] He made his debut for Hartlepool five days later in a 2–1 away defeat against Nottingham Forest.[14]

Bristol Rovers

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On 1 November 2007, Coles joined Bristol Rovers in League One on a 3-month loan from Hull City.[15] The move became permanent on 8 January 2008 when he moved for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with The Pirates.[16][17]

On 6 January 2008, he scored his first goal for Bristol Rovers in a third round FA Cup tie away to Premier League outfit Fulham.[18] On 12 August 2008, he ended speculation about his future by signing a new two-year contract extension with The Pirates, despite interest in him from Plymouth Argyle.[19]

On 11 October 2008, he scored in a 2–1 home win over Leyton Orient however suffered a serious knee injury.[20] He visited American specialist Bill Knowles during the off-season and returned to The Pirates' squad for the 2009–10 season.[21] In just his second game back from injury, at the start of the 2009-10 season, he scored alongside Joe Kuffour on 15 August 2009 in a 2–0 away victory against Stockport County.[22]

Exeter City

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In early June 2011, rumours circulated of a potential move for Coles to Exeter City.[23] A few days later, on 11 June 2011, he moved to League One Exeter.[24] His debut for the Grecians came on 6 August 2011 in a goalless draw away at Stevenage.[25] Later that month, on 24 August 2011, he was a part of the Exeter side that hosted Liverpool in the second round of the League Cup, suffering a 3–1 defeat against the Premier League club.[26]

On 12 March 2012, he suffered a fractured spine in a collision with goalkeeper Artur Krysiak during training, an injury that caused him to miss the remainder of the 2011–12 season.[27] As a result, he was unable to help Exeter avoid relegation into League Two.[28]

On his return from injury, he was named team captain by manager Paul Tisdale for the 2012–13 season.[29] On 25 October 2012, he signed a new contract with Exeter City.[30]

In June 2014, he was disciplined by Exeter over offensive comments he made on Twitter. The tweet in question was Coles' response to a tweet he had been sent, with his response including two expletives.[31] He was fined two weeks' wages by Exeter, stripped of the captaincy and transfer-listed by the club.[32]

Forest Green Rovers

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On 5 August 2014, Coles joined Forest Green Rovers on a one-year contract from Exeter City.[33] He made his debut for the club only four days later on 9 August 2014 in a 1–0 away win over Southport.[34] His first goal for the club came on 18 October 2014 as he scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 away victory over his former club, Bristol Rovers, at the Memorial Stadium.[35]

In January 2015, he signed a contract extension ensuring he would remain at Forest Green until the summer of 2016.[36] On 31 March 2015, following the departure of assistant manager Dave Kevan to Notts County, he stepped up to fill a player-coach role until the end of the 2014-15 season.[37]

On 3 May 2015, he featured in the second leg of Forest Green's Conference National play-off clash with former club Bristol Rovers, although he couldn't prevent a 2–0 defeat which saw Bristol Rovers win the tie 3–0 on aggregate.[38] It proved to be his last game for the club as his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in August 2015.[39] Coles stated at the time that he has "no real plans to play anymore", effectively signalling his retirement.[40]

Career statistics

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As of 19 October 2013
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 1999–00[41] Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2000–01[42] Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
2001–02[43] Second Division 23 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 23 1
2002–03[44] Second Division 39 2 3 0 0 0 6[b][c] 1 0 3
2003–04[45] Second Division 45 2 3 0 3 1 4 0 55 3
2004–05[46] League One 38 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 43 1
Total 148 6 9 0 4 1 19 1 180 8
Hull City 2005–06[47] Championship 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2006–07[48] Championship 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2007–08[49] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Hartlepool United (Loan) 2007–08[49] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bristol Rovers (Loan) 2007–08[49] League One 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
Total 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
Bristol Rovers 2007–08[49] League One 17 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 21 2
2008–09[50] League One 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
2009–10[51] League One 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 1
2010–11[52] League One 37 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 41 0
Total 95 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 103 4
Exeter City 2011–12[53] League One 31 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 31 2
2012–13[54] League Two 46 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 48 6
2013–14[55] League Two 38 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 1
Total 114 8 4 0 3 0 2 0 123 8
Forest Green Rovers 2014–15[56] Conference Premier 29 1 1 0 – – 3 0 33 1
Total 29 1 1 0 – – 3 0 33 1
Career total 432 18 22 2 7 1 30 1 491 22
  1. ^ Includes Football League Trophy FA Trophy, Second Division play-off matches and Conference Premier play-off matches.
  2. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy matches
  3. ^ Appearances in Second Division play-off matches.

Honours

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Bristol City

References

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  3. ^ "Wrexham 0-2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 6 December 2001.
  4. ^ "Foxes hold off dogged Bristol". BBC Sport. 11 February 2003.
  5. ^ "Defender Coles on transfer list". BBC. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Bristol City 0-1 Brighton". BBC Sport. 30 May 2004.
  7. ^ "City defender on drinking charge". BBC News. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  8. ^ "Defender Coles on transfer list". BBC Sport. 2 February 2005.
  9. ^ "Hull seal deal for defender Coles". BBC Sport. 26 July 2005.
  10. ^ "Hull 0-0 QPR". BBC Sport. 6 August 2005.
  11. ^ "Hull rocked by Coles injury agony". BBC Sport. 22 September 2005.
  12. ^ "Burnley 2-0 Hull". BBC Sport. 14 October 2006.
  13. ^ "Hartlepool recruit Hull's Coles". BBC News. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
  14. ^ "Nottingham Forest 2-1 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 6 October 2007.
  15. ^ "Bristol Rovers sign Hull's Coles". BBC Sport. 1 November 2007.
  16. ^ "Coles seals Rovers deal". Sky Sports. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  17. ^ "Rovers seal permanent Coles deal". BBC Sport. 8 January 2008.
  18. ^ "Fulham 2-2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 6 January 2008.
  19. ^ "Coles extends Bristol Rovers stay". BBC. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  20. ^ "Trollope backs Bristol Rovers defender Coles to beat injury". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  21. ^ "Trollope cautious with Coles". Sky Sports. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  22. ^ "Stockport 0-2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009.
  23. ^ "Bristol Rovers may lose Coles to Exeter". Bristol post. 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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  25. ^ "Stevenage 0-0 Exeter". 6 August 2011. 6 August 2011.
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  27. ^ "Exeter City's Danny Coles fractures spine in training". BBC Sport. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  28. ^ "Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale set to rebuild squad". BBC Sport. 8 May 2012.
  29. ^ "Exeter City captain Danny Coles signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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  31. ^ "Exeter City captain Danny Coles faces backlash over offensive Tweets to fans". No. 20 June 2014. Express & Echo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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  33. ^ "Forest Green Rovers sign Exeter City defender". BBC Sport. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  34. ^ "Southport 0–1 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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  37. ^ "Forest Green assistant manager Dave Kevan quits to join Notts County". Gloucester Citizen. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  38. ^ "Bristol Rovers 2-0 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  39. ^ "Adrian Pennock: Forest Green Rovers boss joy at start". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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  53. ^ "Games played by Daniel Coles in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  54. ^ "Games played by Daniel Coles in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  55. ^ "Games played by Daniel Coles in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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