James Coppinger

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James Coppinger
Personal information
Full name	James Coppinger
Date of birth	January 18, 1981 (1981-01-18) (age 27)
Place of birth	Guisborough, near Middlesbrough, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Doncaster Rovers
Number	26
Youth clubs
	Darlington
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–1998 1998–2002 1999–2000 2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004–	Darlington Newcastle United → Hartlepool United (loan) → Queens Park Rangers (loan) → Hartlepool United (loan) Exeter City Doncaster Rovers	00 0(0) 01 0(0) 10 0(3) 00 0(0) 14 0(2) 82 (13) 76 0(6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:20, 20 September 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

James Coppinger is an attacking central midfielder born in 1981. He currently plays for Doncaster Rovers.

Contents 1 Football career 1.1 Newcastle United 1.2 Doncaster Rovers 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Football career

[edit] Newcastle United

James struggled to make any impact while coming through the Newcastle ranks. However he did impress in a friendly against Reading FC (at the The Madejski Stadium) while playing upfront alongside fellow youngster Paul Robinson in a 2-2 draw in 1999.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Doncaster Rovers

Coppinger signed for Doncaster Rovers in 2004 before the start of the 2004/5 season from Exeter City for a fee thought to be in the region of £30,000. James had to wait for his first league appearance for Rovers that season, as he had to serve the final two games of a three game ban received after being sent-off playing for Exeter City in the 2003/4 season. His Rovers debut came against Bradford City in League One, a game that Doncaster lost 2-1.

James scored a hat-trick in the 2008 Football League One semi-final against Southend United in a 5-1 victory which secured a place in the play-off final at Wembley against Leeds United.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• James Coppinger career stats at Soccerbase
• Doncaster Rovers F.C. Profile

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