- Neville Coleman (footballer)
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Neville Coleman Personal information Full name Neville James Coleman Date of birth 29 January 1930 Place of birth Prescot, England Playing position Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† – Gorleston 1953–1958 Stoke City 114 (46) 1958–1961 Crewe Alexandra 73 (16) Total 187 (62) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Neville James Coleman (born 1930 in Prescot, England) was a footballer who played in The Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke City. He made 114 appearances for Stoke and is currently holding the club's record for scoring most goals in a game.[1]
Career
Neville Coleman known as Tim wrote his name to Stoke City history when he scored seven goals in a 8-0 Victory over Lincoln City in a Second Division match in February 1957. After this impressive achievement Coleman struggled to find his goalscoring form and later joined Crewe. He spent 6 years at the Victoria Ground he scored 50 goals in 125 senior appearances. After retirement he went to work for the Royal Air Force.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/timcoleman.htm
- ^ *Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).
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