Stacy Coldicott (born 29 April 1974) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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from 1992 to 2007. He notably played in for

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in t ...

and

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, having also had spells with Cardiff City,

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

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, Armthore Welfare,

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and Grantham Town.

Career

West Bromwich Albion

Coldicott was born in

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, and came through the youth ranks at

and made his debut in

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in the 1992–93 season. The central

featured for The Baggies until 1998, playing well over 100 games in all competitions, and had a brief loan spell with Cardiff City, before signing for former West Bromwich Albion manager

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for a fee of £125,000.

Grimsby Town

Coldicott and

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were the only additions to a squad newly promoted to Division One. Grimsby started well in Coldicott's first season with the club, but poor results in the later part of the season meant they finished in 11th position. He played regularly for the first team, combining well with players such as Paul Groves, Alan Pouton, Kevin Donovan and Wayne Burnett. Coldicott continued to feature despite changes of management, and played in three divisions for The Mariners, remaining with the club despite a broken leg which kept him out for nearly a year. After nearly 250 appearances in all competitions, Coldicott was released by manager

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in the summer of 2005 after choosing not to accept the offer of a short-term contract.

Non-League career

Coldicott signed for Conference club

, but suffered a back injury in September 2005 which kept him out for several months. He spent time on loan at

in an attempt to improve his fitness, but his contract with Hereford was cancelled by mutual consent at the end of the 2005–06 season. In the new season, he played for

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club Armthorpe Welfare, and occasionally turned out for

in the Midland Combination After starting the 2007–08 season with Grantham Town, but retired soon after to take up his career as a fireman.

Personal life

Coldicott is the former husband of Big Brother 4 contestant Steph Coldicott; the couple were going through their divorce during her appearance on the 2003 show. Coldicott decided to retire from football in 2007 to concentrate on his career as a firefighter. He was co-owner of a non-League football scouting website. Coldicott worked as a

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since retiring from Football, although now works as a financial advisor and lives in the West Midlands.https://www.vouchedfor.co.uk/financial-advisor-ifa/studley/030756-stacy-coldicott

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