Luke Coddington

Luke Coddington

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 (age 29)[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)	6	(0)
2017–2019	Northampton Town	3	(0)
2017	→ Wrexham (loan)	5	(0)
2018	→ Guiseley (loan)	13	(0)
2019–2021	Chesterfield	14	(0)
Total		57	(0)
International career
2011–2012	England U17	3	(0)
2012–2013	England U18	4	(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

Middlesbrough

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

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

Loan to Wrexham

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

Northampton Town

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

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

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

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

Personal life

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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	6	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	2	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	13	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
Chesterfield	2019–20[1]	National League	14	0	1	0	—		0	0	11	0
Career total			32	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	34	0

References

1. "L. Coddington". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
2. "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.