 Coppinger playing for Doncaster Rovers in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Coppinger[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1981[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Guisborough, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995[4] | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1995–1996[5] | Marton Juniors | ||
| 1996–1997[4] | Woodgarth | ||
| 1997–1998 | Darlington | ||
| 1998–1999 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Newcastle United | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2001 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Exeter City | 82 | (13) |
| 2004–2021 | Doncaster Rovers | 614 | (67) |
| 2012 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 727 | (85) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1998[4] | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Coppinger (born 18 January 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He began his career at Newcastle United, making one appearance in the Premier League, and later spent two years at Exeter City, but is best known for his association with Doncaster Rovers, whom he represented over seventeen seasons between 2004 and his retirement in 2021.
The only player ever to make over 600 appearances for Doncaster, he currently serves the club in a mentorship role. He is a former England under-16 international.
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Doncaster Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ^ "James Coppinger". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
dreamwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ The Unforeseen Evergreen: James Coppinger, English Football League, 14 April 2020