Cole Skuse

Cole Skuse
Skuse playing for Ipswich Town in 2018
Personal information
Full name Cole Skuse[1]
Date of birth (1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Yate, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bury Town (manager)
Youth career
1996–2004 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2013 Bristol City 279 (9)
2013–2021 Ipswich Town 268 (2)
2021–2023 Colchester United 68 (1)
Total 615 (12)
Managerial career
2023– Bury Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cole Skuse (born 29 March 1986) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Bury Town.

He started his footballing career at Bristol City, where he graduated from the club's academy and went on to make over 300 appearances in all competitions in a nine-year spell with the club. He joined Ipswich Town on a free transfer in 2013, going on to spend eight years at Ipswich before departing in 2021. He joined fellow East Anglian club Colchester United later the same year. A defensive midfielder, Skuse also has experience at both right-back and centre-back. He is also a PE teacher at St Joseph's College, Ipswich.

  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.