Luke Coddington

English footballer

Luke CoddingtonPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth|  Middlesbrough, England
Height|  1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2014|  Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2014–2016|  Middlesbrough|  0|  (0)
2014|  → Guisborough Town (loan)|  25|  (0)
2016–2017|  Huddersfield Town|  0|  (0)
2016|  → Wrexham (loan)|  5|  (0)
2017–2019|  Northampton Town|  1|  (0)
2017|  → Wrexham (loan)|  5|  (0)
2018|  → Guiseley (loan)|  11|  (0)
2019–2021|  Chesterfield|  10|  (0)
Total|  |  57|  (0)
International career
2011–2012|  England U17|  3|  (0)
2012–2013|  England U18|  2|  (0)
2013|  England U19|  3|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luke Coddington (born 6 June 1995) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

## Club career[edit]

### Middlesbrough[edit]

Coddington signed for Middlesbrough as a youth at the age of nine.[2] After spending a month on loan at Guisborough Town in 2014,[3] Coddington was released in 2016.[2]

### Huddersfield Town[edit]

After his release, Coddington signed for then Championship club Huddersfield Town as a free agent.[2]

### Loan to Wrexham[edit]

In 2016, Coddington joined Wrexham on a month-long loan as cover for injured goalkeepers Chris Dunn and Shwan Jalal.[4]

### Northampton Town[edit]

In 2017, Coddington joined League One club Northampton Town on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal with the club.[5] He made his debut in a 4–1 home defeat to Peterborough United.[6]

### Return to Wrexham[edit]

In September 2017, Coddington re-joined Wrexham, again on a month-long loan.[7] He returned to Northampton in October, remaining unbeaten in his five games for Wrexham.[8]

He was one of eight players released by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]

### Chesterfield[edit]

In June 2019 Coddington signed a two-year contract with National League side Chesterfield. He was released at the end of his contract and retired shortly afterwards.[10]

## International career[edit]

Coddington has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.[11]

## Personal life[edit]

Coddington's grandfather, John Coddington, was also a professional footballer who played as a defender, who captained Huddersfield Town in the 1960s. His father, Matthew, was also a goalkeeper at Middlesbrough, however never made a first team appearance.[12]

Coddington retired from football in May 2021 following a serious knee injury he suffered two years earlier. Following his retirement he began training as an engineering apprentice.[13]

## Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup | League Cup | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Middlesbrough | 2014–15[1] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2015–16[1] | Championship  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Huddersfield Town | 2016–17[1] | Championship  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Wrexham (loan)  | 2016–17[1] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
Northampton Town | 2017–18[1] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
2018–19[1] | League One  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
Wrexham (loan)  | 2017–18[1] | National League  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
Guiseley (loan)  | 2017–18[1] | National League  | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0
Chesterfield | 2019–20[1] | National League  | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0
Career total  | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "L. Coddington". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
2. ^ a b c "SIGNING: LUKE CODDINGTON JOINS HTAFC". HTAFC. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
3. ^ "Young Boro goalie Luke Coddington signs loan deal with Guisborough Town". GazetteLive. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
4. ^ "Wrexham sign goalkeeper Luke Coddington on loan from Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
5. ^ "Luke Coddington: Huddersfield Town goalkeeper joins Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
6. ^ "Cobblers 'keeper Coddington grateful for chance but bemoans forgettable debut". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
7. ^ "CODDINGTON KEEPER LUKE RETURNS TO THE RACECOURSE". WrexhamAFC. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
8. ^ "Dean Keates on the goalkeeper situation at Wrexham AFC". DailyPost. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
9. ^ "Northampton Town release eight players and transfer-list three more". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
10. ^ "Dean Keates on the goalkeeper situation at Wrexham AFC". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
11. ^ "Luke Coddington". The FA. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
12. ^ "Middlesbrough keeper Luke Coddington joins Huddersfield Town". The Examiner. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
13. ^ "Former Chesterfield, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town and Northampton Town goalkeeper Luke Coddington on swapping football for engineering". Derbyshire Times. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals