Luke Coddington

Luke Coddington (born 6 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League side Chesterfield.

Luke Coddington
Personal information
Full name Luke Coddington
Date of birth (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995[1]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Chesterfield
Number 12
Youth career
–2014 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2014 → Guisborough Town (loan) 25 (0)
2016–2017 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2016 → Wrexham (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2019 Northampton Town 2 (0)
2017 → Wrexham (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Guiseley (loan) 16 (0)
2019– Chesterfield 12 (0)
National team
2011–2012 England U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 England U18 2 (0)
2013 England U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:40, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

Career

Middlesbrough

Coddington signed for Middlesbrough as a youth at the age of nine.[2] After spending a month on loan at Guisborough Town in 2014,[3] Coddington would be released from his contract in 2016.[2]

Huddersfield Town

After his release, Coddington signed for then Championship club Huddersfield Town as a free agent.[2]

Loan to Wrexham

In 2016, Coddington would go on a month long loan to Wrexham, to cover for injuries sustained to goalkeepers Chris Dunn and Shwan Jalal.[4]

Northampton Town

In 2017, Coddington would join League One club Northampton Town on a free transfer from Huddersfield, signing a two-year deal with the club.[5] He made his debut in a 4–1 home defeat to Peterborough United.[6]

Return to Wrexham

In September 2017, Coddington would rejoin Wrexham, again on a month-long loan.[7] He returned to Northampton in October, playing five games for Wrexham in which the North Wales club went unbeaten.[8]

He was one of 8 players released by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season; a further 3 were placed for sale.[9]

Chesterfield F.C.

In June 2019 Coddington signed a two-year contract to play for Chesterfield in the National League for the 2019/202 season.[10]

International career

Coddington has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.[11]

Personal life

Coddington's grandfather, John Coddington, was also a professional footballer who played as a defender, who captained Huddersfield Town in the 1960s. His father, Matthew, was also a goalkeeper at Middlesbrough, however never made a first team appearance.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2014–15[1] Championship 0000000000
2015–16[1] Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Huddersfield Town 2016–17[1] Championship 0000000000
Wrexham (loan) 2016–17[1] National League 5000—0050
Northampton Town 2017–18[1] League One 1000001020
2018–19[1] League One 0000000000
Wrexham (loan) 2017–18[1] National League 5000—0050
Guiseley (loan) 2017–18[1] National League 16000—00160
Chesterfield 2019–20[1] National League 5010—0060
Total 320100010340

References
  1. "L. Coddington". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. "SIGNING: LUKE CODDINGTON JOINS HTAFC". HTAFC. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. "Young Boro goalie Luke Coddington signs loan deal with Guisborough Town". GazetteLive. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. "Wrexham sign goalkeeper Luke Coddington on loan from Huddersfield". BBCSport. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. "Luke Coddington: Huddersfield Town goalkeeper joins Northampton Town". BBCSport. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. "Cobblers 'keeper Coddington grateful for chance but bemoans forgettable debut". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. "CODDINGTON KEEPER LUKE RETURNS TO THE RACECOURSE". WrexhamAFC. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  8. "Dean Keates on the goalkeeper situation at Wrexham AFC". DailyPost. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. "Northampton Town release eight players and transfer-list three more". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. "Dean Keates on the goalkeeper situation at Wrexham AFC". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  11. "Luke Coddington". The FA. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  12. "Middlesbrough keeper Luke Coddington joins Huddersfield Town". The Examiner. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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