Luke Coddington

Luke Coddington
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2014 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2014Guisborough Town (loan) 25 (0)
2016–2017 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2016Wrexham (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2019 Northampton Town 3 (0)
2017Wrexham (loan) 5 (0)
2018Guiseley (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2021 Chesterfield 14 (0)
Total 57 (0)
International career
2011–2012 England U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 England U18 4 (0)
2013 England U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luke Coddington (born 6 June 1995) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

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Middlesbrough

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Coddington signed for Middlesbrough as a youth at the age of nine.[2] After spending a month on loan at Guisborough Town in 2014,[3] Coddington was released in 2016.[2]

Huddersfield Town

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After his release, Coddington signed for then Championship club Huddersfield Town as a free agent.[2]

Loan to Wrexham

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In 2016, Coddington joined Wrexham on a month-long loan as cover for injured goalkeepers Chris Dunn and Shwan Jalal.[4]

Northampton Town

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In 2017, Coddington joined League One club Northampton Town on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal with the club.[5] He made his debut in a 4–1 home defeat to Peterborough United.[6]

Return to Wrexham

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In September 2017, Coddington re-joined Wrexham, again on a month-long loan.[7] He returned to Northampton in October, remaining unbeaten in his five games for Wrexham.[8]

He was one of eight players released by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]

Chesterfield

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In June 2019 Coddington signed a two-year contract with National League side Chesterfield. He was released at the end of his contract and retired shortly afterwards.[10]

International career

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Coddington has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.[11]

Personal life

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Coddington's grandfather, John Coddington, was also a professional footballer who played as a defender, who captained Huddersfield Town in the 1960s. His father, Matthew, was also a goalkeeper at Middlesbrough, however never made a first team appearance.[12]

Coddington retired from football in May 2021 following a serious knee injury he suffered two years earlier. Following his retirement he began training as an engineering apprentice.[13]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 2014–15[1] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[1] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Huddersfield Town 2016–17[1] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrexham (loan) 2016–17[1] National League 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Northampton Town 2017–18[1] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2018–19[1] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Wrexham (loan) 2017–18[1] National League 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Guiseley (loan) 2017–18[1] National League 13 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Chesterfield 2019–20[1] National League 14 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 32 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 34 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "L. Coddington". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "SIGNING: LUKE CODDINGTON JOINS HTAFC". HTAFC. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Young Boro goalie Luke Coddington signs loan deal with Guisborough Town". GazetteLive. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Wrexham sign goalkeeper Luke Coddington on loan from Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Luke Coddington: Huddersfield Town goalkeeper joins Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Cobblers 'keeper Coddington grateful for chance but bemoans forgettable debut". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. ^ "CODDINGTON KEEPER LUKE RETURNS TO THE RACECOURSE". WrexhamAFC. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Dean Keates on the goalkeeper situation at Wrexham AFC". DailyPost. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Northampton Town release eight players and transfer-list three more". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Dean Keates on the goalkeeper situation at Wrexham AFC". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Luke Coddington". The FA. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Middlesbrough keeper Luke Coddington joins Huddersfield Town". The Examiner. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Former Chesterfield, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town and Northampton Town goalkeeper Luke Coddington on swapping football for engineering". Derbyshire Times. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.