Bill Coldwell

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William Rodney "Bill" Coldwell (4 June 1932 – 8 December 1995) was an English football (soccer) manager and scout.

Born in Petersfield, Hampshire, Coldwell played football for Weymouth[1] and also played two first-class cricket matches for the MCC against Cambridge University in the mid-1950s.[2][3]

He was employed as a scout by Birmingham City, but acted as caretaker manager on two occasions. The first time was for three games between the departure of Dave Mackay and the arrival of Lou Macari in early 1971; Birmingham remained unbeaten under his management.[4] After Macari walked out in June 1971 to join Stoke City, Coldwell again took over as caretaker, this time persuading most of the significant number of out-of-contract players to sign new contracts and not to follow Macari out of the club,[5] and supervising pre-season training until the appointment of Terry Cooper in August 1971.[1]

In April 1993 he replaced Len Ashurst as manager of Southern League Weymouth. Unable to prevent relegation to the Southern Division, he stabilised the club and achieved a mid-table finish with a young side in 1992–93, but was sacked in September 1993.[6]

Coldwell died in Bristol at the age of 63.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Clarkson, Ian (2007-08-03). Special Features. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
  2. ^ First-Class Matches played by William Coldwell (2). CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
  3. ^ a b William Coldwell. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
  4. ^ Manager records (from bcfc-archive.freeserve.co.uk). The Football Network. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
  5. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 48. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  6. ^ Biddlecombe, Nigel (2006-05-03). Too long in the wilderness. Weymouth F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.

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NAME Coldwell, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coldwell, William Rodney
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional football scout and manager
DATE OF BIRTH 1932-06-04
PLACE OF BIRTH Petersfield, Hampshire, England
DATE OF DEATH 1995-12-08
PLACE OF DEATH Bristol, England
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