Matthew Coad (footballer)
Matthew Paul Coad (born 25 September 1984) is an English former footballer who played professionally with York City in the Third Division, as a midfielder. CareerBorn in Darlington, County Durham, Coad joined York City after being spotted playing Sunday league football by youth coach Brian Neaves. He was given a three-year scholarship in March 2001.[2] He played for the youth team for two seasons and became a regular for the reserves, before making his first team debut in a 3–0 defeat against his hometown club Darlington on 6 December 2003.[3][4] He was offered a new contract at York in April 2004 following their relegation to the Conference National.[5] He was released by the club in April 2005.[6] He eventually signed for Crook Town and scored for them in a 3–0 victory over Armthorpe Welfare, which saw them progress to the first qualifying round of the FA Cup.[7] Coad later played for West Auckland Town and joined Northallerton Town in January 2011.[8][9] He went on to play for Newton Aycliffe.[10] In January 2019, he was working as a youth coach at Darlington.[11] References
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