Lewis Coult

Lewis Coult
Personal information
Full nameLewis Coult
Date of birth7 June 1988
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Stirling Albion
Youth career
Heart of Midlothian
Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007Hamilton Academical1(0)
2007Alloa Athletic (loan)9(0)
2007–2008Berwick Rangers7(0)
2009Miami All Stars
2010Leith Athletic
2010–2011Arniston Rangers
2011–2013Cowdenbeath56(18)
2013–2014Airdrieonians21(6)
2014–Stirling Albion0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Lewis Coult (born 7 June 1988) is a Scottish professional football forward who plays for Stirling Albion.

Career

Coult was born in Edinburgh,[1] where he grew up supporting Hearts with whom he began his career as a youth player.[2] He then joined Hamilton Academical where he made his senior debut aged 17, on 2 January 2006, in the Scottish First Division against Airdrie United.[3] He went on loan to Alloa athletic[1] before joining Berwick Rangers.[1] Coult came off the bench to set two goals up for strike partner Iain Diack in a League One game with Alloa however found himself released at the end of Berwick's miserable season.

A 3-month spell in Florida with Miami All-Stars, followed by a brief spell in the E.A.D.S.A.F.A division in the Edinburgh Amateur leagues.[4] This was also followed by Junior football with Leith Athletic[1] and Arniston Rangers.[5]

On 4 January 2011, Coult signed for Scottish First Division side Cowdenbeath.[6] He made his debut on 15 January 2011, in a 3–0 defeat to Greenock Morton.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 May in a 2–2 draw with Brechin City in the play-offs,[8] but were ultimately relegated after a 2–0 defeat in the second leg.[9] In all he made 19 appearances scoring once in his debut season.[10] Coult signed a new contract in January 2012 extending his stay to May 2013.[1] He left the club in May 2013 and signed a one year deal with Airdrieonians. Despite scoring 6 league goals, Coult left Airdrieonians in May 2014.

Career statistics

As of 24 March 2012[11][12]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Hamilton Academical 2005–06 1000000010
Alloa Athletic 2006–07[13] 9000000090
Berwick Rangers 2007–08[14][15] 7000000070
Cowdenbeath 2010–11 170000021191
2011–12 27122110113114
Total 61 12 2 1 1 0 3 2 67 15

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "LEWIS COULT Cowdenbeath Profile". Cowdenbeath F.C. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. "Hearts fan Lewis Coult eyes rub of the green as he dons best friend Gary O’Connor's boots". The Scotsman. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. "Hamilton Accies 1–0 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. "Cowdenbeath star Lewis Coult hopes pal Garry O'Connor still provides boots even if Hobs lose". Daily Record. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  5. "Arniston Rangers wait on postman to deliver a new manager". The Scotsman. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  6. "Blue Brazil bring in striker". Scottish Football League. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  7. "Greenock Morton 3–0 Cowdenbeath". Scottish Football League. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  8. "Brechin City 2–2 Cowdenbeath". Scottish Football League. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  9. "Cowdenbeath 0–2 Brechin (2–4)". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  10. "2010/2011 Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  11. "Lewis Coult Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  12. "Lewis Coult Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  13. "ALLOA ATHLETIC Appearances". Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  14. "Borderers A to Z". Berwick Rangers F.C. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  15. "BERWICK RANGERS Appearances". Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 March 2012.

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