George Cecil Coldwell (12 January 1929 – 9 November 2008) was a professional footballer who played for Sheffield United from 1951 to 1968. He played in the position of right-back.

Playing career

Coldwell signed for Sheffield United in September 1951 from local side Norton Woodseats for a fee of £100, before finally making his debut against Southampton in April 1952. Although a late developer, Coldwell formed a splendid full-back partnership with first

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and then Graham Shaw, playing in 410 league games for the Blades which included two rare goals. The captain of the 1961 promotion team, he was retained as a player until 1968, although by then he was fully employed as a junior coach. He became first-team coach at

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in 1969, a position he retained until 1983, helping the Blades to promotion in 1971 along with manager John Harris. He also had two stints as acting manager in 1975 and 1977–78.

Later career

Later he ran a newsagent's in Sheffield and Cheadle Hulme, before retiring to Poynton near

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.Sunday Times article, August 2005
retrieved 6 December 2006

References

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