Phil Coleman
Personal information
Full name Phillip Coleman
Date of birth (1960-09-08) 8 September 1960
Place of birth Woolwich, London, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1976–1979 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Millwall 36 (1)
1981–1984 Colchester United 119 (6)
1983–1984 → Wrexham (loan) 17 (3)
1984 Chelmsford City
1984-1985 Exeter City 6 (0)
1985–1986 Aldershot 46 (5)
1986 Dulwich Hamlet 8 (2)
1986–1988 Millwall 10 (0)
1988 Myllykosken Pallo −47 20 (0)
1988–1989 Colchester United 10 (0)
1989–1995 Wivenhoe Town 211 (53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Phillip Coleman (born 8 September 1960) is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League.

He began his career in the youth ranks of Millwall, where he played as a defender and midfielder, notably scoring one of two Millwall goals in the 1979 FA Youth Cup Final win against Manchester City.[2]

He made his first senior appearance for Millwall in a 2-1 win v West Ham , turning professional in August 1978.[3] In 1981 Colchester United manager Bobby Roberts signed Coleman from Millwall for a fee of £15,000.[4]

After retiring from playing Coleman trained to be a PE teacher, receiving a BA Honours degree in Sport and Education from Middlesex University.[5] He also served as manager of Wivenhoe and coach at Clacton, Heybridge and Braintree. [6]

Coleman is currently a PE teacher at the Sigma Sports academy at Philip Morant School and College in Colchester,[2] previously having taught at The Gilberd School and The Colne Community School and College. He is also a Liberal Democrat councillor for Mile End on Colchester Borough Council.[7]

His son, Liam Coleman, also played football professionally.

Coleman caught COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic, being informed of a positive test result on Christmas Day 2020.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. 1 2 Waldron, Jonathan (16 September 2020). "Ex-Colchester favourite Phil Coleman on strange incident". Gazette. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 Plummer, Matt (13 January 2021). "'I'm tough but coronavirus has hit me for six' - ex-U's star reveals Covid hell". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Phil Coleman - Players - Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Coleman, Phil". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Plummer, Matt (27 May 2010). "Pitt is appointed as the new Seasiders manager". Clacton and Frinton Gazette. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Councillor Phil Coleman". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  • Phil Coleman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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