Cec Coldwell

George Cecil Coldwell (born January 12 1929 in Dungworth, England) was a professional footballer who played for Sheffield United from 1951 to 1966. He played in the position of right-back.

Coldwell signed for Sheffield United in 1951 from local side Norton Woodseats FC for a fee of £10.00, and although a late developer, played in over 600 matches for the Blades including 410 league games which included 2 rare goals! The Captain of possibly the greatest Sheffield United team ever - the 1961 promotion team, he retired as a player in 1966. He joined the coaching staff at Bramall Lane, and was instrumental with the Manager - John Harris in their successful promotion in 1971 coaching world class players including Tony Currie and Alan Woodward. He had 2 stints as Acting Manager in 1975 and 1977-78. Later he ran a Newsagents in Sheffield and Cheadle Hulme before retiring to Poynton near Stockport. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2094-1723986_1,00.html Sunday Times article, Aug 2005] , retrieved 6 Dec 2006]

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