Adam Coakley

Adam Thomas Coakley (born 19 October 1987 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker. He is the son of property tycoon Tom Coakley,[1] who in 2007 expressed an interest in buying Motherwell where his son was a player.[2] Coakley quit football at the age of 22, but has since has returned to play junior football with Glenafton Athletic and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.

Adam Coakley
Personal information
Full name Adam Thomas Coakley
Date of birth (1987-10-19) 19 October 1987
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Motherwell 3 (0)
2007 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2008 Greenock Morton 2 (0)
2007 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 5 (1)
2007 → Stranraer (loan) 4 (0)
2008 Alloa Athletic 11 (3)
2008–2009 Queen's Park 20 (3)
2009 Clyde 5 (0)
2010–2011 Glenafton Athletic 12 (3)
2011– Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 3 (5)
National team
2006–2007 Scotland U18 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 May 2011

Career

Motherwell

Coakley started his career at Motherwell, becoming a regular scorer for the reserves and made his debut as a late substitute for Jim Hamilton in the 2005 Boxing Day 3–1 victory against Aberdeen.[3] This was not to lead to an immediate breakthrough into the first team and he did not feature again for Motherwell until the following season when he appeared as a substitute in home games against Inverness Caledonian Thistle and St Mirren. In January 2007 he joined Scottish Third Division side Stenhousemuir for a month on loan,[4] making a single appearance. Toward the end of the 2006/07 season there was speculation that Coakley's father was interested in buying the club, however this came to nothing and Coakley was released at the end of the season when his contract expired.[5] In total he played around 40 minutes during his 3 substitute appearances. After being released he had a trial with Partick Thistle of the Scottish First Division.[6]

Morton

However the trial with Partick was unsuccessful and a trial with Scottish First Division side Greenock Morton followed.[7] Failed attempts to sign Paul McGowan from Celtic[8] and Jani Šturm.[9] left them short upfront and Coakley was offered a six-month contract following him scoring in a friendly victory at Raydale Park over Gretna.[10]

Having only made a handful of appearances for Morton, in September 2007 Coakley stepped down a division, going on loan to Alloa Athletic,[11] scoring his first goal for the team in a win against Peterhead.[12] Coakley then went on loan to Stranraer in the Scottish Third Division[13] , and made his debut against Montrose. His loan spell finished after 5 games, with no goals.

Alloa

He was released by Morton in January 2008 and then played 3 games for Alloa as a trialist before signing a permanent deal with the club until May 2008. He was released at the end of his contract and in June 2008 was signed by Queen's Park manager Gardner Speirs.[14]

Queen's Park

He made his first appearance for Queen's Park as they lost 2–1 to Partick Thistle in the Challenge Cup. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over East Fife on 16 August.[15] Coakley scored a famous goal against Celtic in Queen's Park's 2–1 Scottish Cup loss in February 2009, but failed to build on the goal at Celtic Park and only made two more appearances for the Queen's Park first team before being released in May 2009.[16]

Clyde

Coakley undertook pre-season training with former team Alloa, however they were unable to meet his wage demands,[17] and in August 2009 he signed a one-year contract with Clyde in the Scottish Second Division.[18] Coakley left the club by mutual consent in October 2009, after only making 5 appearances, deciding to end his football career in the process.[19]

Junior Football

He returned to football in September 2010 when he signed for Ayrshire junior club Glenafton Athletic.[20]

International

Coakley has been capped at least three times for Scotland under 18s, against Belgium, Northern Ireland and Malta.[18]

References
  1. "Ain't no stopping him now". The Herald. 16 December 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. "Coakley expresses interest in Motherwell". The Herald. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  3. "Motherwell 3–1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 26 December 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  4. "Coakley spends month with Stenny". BBC Sport. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  5. "Malpas wields axe on 10 players". BBC Sport. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  6. "Coakley set to join Jags' revolution". Evening Times. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  7. "Forecast fine as Weather gives Ton lift". Evening Times. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  8. "St Mirren can't beat derby rivalry". Daily Express. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  9. "Sturm opts for Dens". Evening Telegraph. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  10. "Wake-up call for Gretna". News & Star. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  11. "Adam Coakley joins on loan". Alloa Athletic. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012.
  12. "Alloa Athletic 2–0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  13. "Stranraer seal three loan deals". BBC Sport. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  14. "Queen's Park net striker Coakley". BBC Sport. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  15. "East Fife 1–2 Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  16. "Sad Farewell to Cup Heroes". queensparkfc.co.uk. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  17. "SFL Daily Update – News Round up Friday August 7". SFL. 7 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  18. "Coakley signature confirmed". clydefc.co.uk. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  19. "Marvyn Deal Agreed". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  20. "Coakley comes out of retirement". SFL. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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