Keith Coleman (footballer)

Keith Coleman (footballer)

Keith Coleman (born May 24, 1951 in Washington, Tyne and Wear) is a retired English footballer who played as a fullback. He collected an UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runners-up medal in 1976 while playing for West Ham United.

Coleman began his career at Sunderland A.F.C., making his debut in September 1971. He made 49 appearances for Sunderland, scoring two goals, in Division Two (now the Football League Championship). During the 1972/73 season he had trial, along with Richie Pitt, at Arsenal but was unfortunate to break a leg during a reserve game. He joined West Ham in September 1973 for a transfer fee of £20,000. He made his debut for West Ham in October 1973 in a 1-0 home defeat to Burnley and went on to make a total of 117 league and cup appearances, with the highlight being an appearance in the 1976 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, which was won 4-2 by Anderlecht.cite book | last = Northcutt | first = J. |coauthors= Shoesmith R. |title= West Ham United: A Complete Record |year= 1993 |publisher= Breedon Books |location= Derby |isbn= 1873626444] He joined K.V. Mechelen of Belgium in 1977 and then Darlington F.C. in July 1979 where he made 25 appearances in the 1979-80 season. He then moved to non-league club Hendon F.C. before retiring.

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