 Coton in June 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Philip Coton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Tamworth, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Manchester United (goalkeeper scout) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mile Oak Rovers | |||
| Tamworth | |||
| 1977–1978 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1984 | Birmingham City | 94 | (0) |
| 1979 | → Hereford United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1984–1990 | Watford | 233 | (0) |
| 1990–1996 | Manchester City | 164 | (0) |
| 1996 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Sunderland | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 501 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anthony Philip Coton (born 19 May 1961) is an English football coach and former footballer who is a goalkeeper scout for Premier League side Manchester United.
As a player he was as a goalkeeper who made 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League for Birmingham City, Watford, Manchester City, Manchester United and Sunderland.[3] During his career he was called up to the England team on one occasion in 1993 but didn't feature, with his only taste of international football being a cap for the England B team in 1992.
Following his retirement in 1997, Coton returned to Manchester United as the clubs goalkeeping coach where he remained until an injury put an end to a ten-year coaching career, he has since spent time as a players' agent before working in scouting notably for Wigan Athletic, Bolton Wanderers and Aston Villa.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ a b "Soccerbase". Soccerbase. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Tony Coton". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 November 2009.