James Coppinger

Football player infobox
playername = James Coppinger
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|1|18
cityofbirth = Guisborough, North Yorkshire
countryofbirth = England
height = height|meters=1.70
currentclub = Doncaster Rovers
clubnumber = 26
position = Attacking midfielder
youthyears = 1997–1998
youthclubs = Darlington
years = 1998–2002
1999–2000
2001
2001–2002
2002–2004
2004–
clubs = Newcastle United
→ Hartlepool United (loan)
→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)
→ Hartlepool United (loan)
Exeter City
Doncaster Rovers
caps(goals) = 001 0(0)
010 0(3)
000 0(0)
014 0(2)
082 (13)
151 (12)
pcupdate = 17 September 2008 (UTC)

James Coppinger (born January 18 1981, in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Doncaster Rovers.

Football career

Early career

Coppinger started his career as a trainee for Darlington, though he was signed by fellow North-East side Newcastle United before he even made an appearance, in 1998. Coppinger struggled to make any impact while coming through the Newcastle ranks though, and after two loan spells at Hartlepool United and an appearance-less loan with Queens Park Rangers, Coppinger was moved onto Exeter City in 2002.

Doncaster Rovers

Coppinger signed for Doncaster Rovers in 2004 before the start of the 2004–05 season from Exeter City for a fee thought to be in the region of £30,000. James had to wait for his first league appearance for Rovers that season, as he had to serve the final two games of a three game ban received after being sent-off playing for Exeter City in the 2003–04 season. His Rovers debut came against Bradford City in League One, a game that Doncaster lost 2-1.

James scored a hat-trick in the 2008 Football League One semi-final against Southend United in a 5-1 victory which secured a place in the play-off final at Wembley against Leeds United. [Cite news
last = Edwards
first = Ian
title = Coppinger's hat-trick keeps Doncaster dreaming
url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article3950947.ece
publisher = TimesOnline
date = 2008-05-16
accessdate = 2008-05-17] Coppinger was in the starting eleven that won promotion for Rovers at Wembley and in the wake of this victory "Copps" extended his Doncaster contract in July 2008, keeping him at the club until 2011.

Also James Coppinger is a father of two.Finley and Isaac.

Honours

As a player

Newcastle United
*Intertoto Cup runner-up: 2001

Doncaster Rovers
*Johnstone's Paint Trophy winner: 2006–07
*Coca-Cola League One Play-Off Final winner: 2007–08

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=14023|name=James Coppinger
* [http://www.doncasterroversfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10329~5959,00.html Doncaster Rovers F.C. Profile]