Keith Cotton

English RL coach and former rugby league footballer

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Keith Cotton

Personal information

Full name| Keith Cotton
Born| first ¼ 1942 (age 81-82)
Pontefract, England

Playing information

Position| Centre
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1961–73  | Featherstone Rovers | 137+24  | 20  | 0  | 0  | 60

Coaching information

| Club

Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W%
1976-77  | Featherstone Rovers | 57  | 37  | 2  | 18  | 65

Keith Cotton (birth registered first ¼ 1942 [1]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers as a centre, and coached at club level for Featherstone Rovers.

## Background

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Keith Cotton's birth was registered in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

## Playing career

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Cotton made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 4 November 1961, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1972–73 season.[2]

### Challenge Cup Final appearances

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Cotton played at centre in Featherstone Rovers' 17-12 victory over Barrow in the 1966–67 Challenge Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1967, in front of a crowd of 76,290.

### County Cup Final appearances

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Cotton played at centre in Featherstone Rovers' 7-23 defeat by Leeds in the 1970–71 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 21 November 1970.

### Testimonial match

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Cotton's benefit season at Featherstone Rovers took place during the 1973–74 season.[citation needed]

## Coaching career

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### Championship appearances

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Cotton was the coach in Featherstone Rovers' victory in Championship during the 1976–77 season.

### County Cup Final appearances

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Cotton was the coach in Featherstone Rovers' 12-16 defeat by Leeds in the 1976–77 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1976, and was the coach in the 7-17 defeat by Castleford in the 1977–78 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1977.

## References

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1. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
2. ^ Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952

## External links

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* Search for "Cotton" at rugbyleagueproject.org
* A FEATHERSTONE ROVERS BLOG: Keith Cotton August 1976 to …

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Featherstone Rovers squad – 1966–67 Challenge Cup Final winners

* 1 Brian Wrigglesworth
* 2 Vaughan Thomas
* 3 Keith Cotton
* 4 Gary Jordan
* 5 Ken Greatorex
* 6 Michael Smith
* 7 Carl Dooler

* 8 Les Tonks
* 9 Graham Harris
* 10 Malcolm Dixon (c)
* 11 Arnie Morgan
* 12 Jimmy Thompson
* 13 Tommy Smales

* 14 Dave Hartley (unused substitute)
* 15 Milan Kosanović (unused substitute)
* Coach: Laurie Gant

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Featherstone Rovers coaches

* Aubrey Casewell (1944-45)
* Bill Sherwood (1945–47)
* Stan Smith (1947–48)
* Bill Sherwood (1948–51)
* Eric Batten (1951–56)
* Bill Hudson (1956–57)
* Harold Moxon (1957–63)
* Johnny Malpass (1963–66)
* Laurie Gant (1966–70)
* Peter Fox (1971–74)
* Tommy Smales (1974)
* Keith Goulding (1974–76)
* Tommy Smales (1976)
* Keith Cotton (1976–77)
* Keith Goulding (1977–78)
* Terry Clawson (1978)
* Tommy Smales (1978–79)
* Paul Daley (1979–81)
* Vince Farrar (1981–82)
* Allan Agar (1982–85)
* George Pieniazek (1985–86)
* Paul Daley (1986–87)
* Peter Fox (1987–91)
* Allan Agar (1991–92)
* Steve Martin (1992–94)
* David Ward (1994–97)
* Steve Simms (1997–98)
* Kevin Hobbs (1998–99)
* Peter Roe (1999–2001)
* Ian Fairhurst (2001–02)
* Andy Kelly (2002–03)
* Gary Price (2004–05)
* David Hobbs (2005–08)
* Daryl Powell (2008–13)
* John Bastian (2013–14)
* Andy Hay (2014–15)
* Jon Sharp (2015–17)
* John Duffy (2017–18)
* Ryan Carr (2018–19)
* James Webster (2019–21)
* Brian McDermott (2021–22)
* Sean Long (2023)
* James Ford (2023–)

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