| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Coppinger | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Guisborough, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Darlington | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2002 | Newcastle United | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2001 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Exeter City | 82 | (13) |
| 2004– | Doncaster Rovers | 274 | (28) |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1998 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:25, 13 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Coppinger (born 18 January 1981) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Doncaster Rovers.
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Born in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, Coppinger started his career as a trainee for Darlington, though he was signed by fellow North-East side Newcastle United before he even made an appearance, in 1998. Coppinger struggled to make any impact while coming through the Newcastle ranks though, and after two loan spells at Hartlepool United and an appearance-less loan with Queens Park Rangers, Coppinger was moved onto Exeter City in 2002.
Coppinger signed for Doncaster Rovers in 2004 before the start of the 2004–05 season from Exeter City for a fee thought to be in the region of £30,000. Coppinger 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 2003–04 season. His Rovers debut came against Bradford City in League One, in a game that Doncaster lost 2–1.Coppinger suffered concussion in the 3–1 defeat to swansea city by Albert Serran.
Coppinger 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] Coppinger was in the starting eleven that won promotion for Doncaster at Wembley and in the wake of this victory he extended his Doncaster contract in July 2008, keeping him at the club until 2011, another contract was signed in September 2010 keeping him at the club until 2013. On 14 September 2010, Coppinger scored a hat trick against Norwich in a 3–1 victory, taking them up to 4th in the table. On the 21st July 2011 Coppinger signed a New contract at DRFC to end all speculation keeping him at the Keepmoat till 2014 [2]
| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | FA Trophy | Play-Offs | Total | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1997–98 | Darlington | Division 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 1998–99 | Newcastle United | Premier League | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 1999–00 | Hartlepool United (Loan) | Division 3 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||||
| 2000–01 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2001–02 | Hartlepool United (Loan) | Division 3 | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 2 | |||||
| 2002–03 | Exeter City | Division 3 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 49 | 5 | ||
| 2003–04 | Football Conference | 39 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 40 | 9 | |||||
| Exeter City Total | 82 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | Doncaster Rovers | League One | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 43 | 5 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 48 | 5 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 3 | 46 | 6 | |||
| 2008–09 | Championship | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 42 | 5 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 7 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Doncaster Rovers Total | 274 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 315 | 33 | ||
| Career total | 381 | 46 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 430 | 52 | ||
Stats accurate as of 16:25, 13 December 2011.
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