- Bill Coldwell
William Rodney "Bill" Coldwell (
4 June 1932 –8 December 1995 ) was an Englishfootball (soccer) manager and scout.Born in
Petersfield, Hampshire , Coldwell played football for Weymouthcite web
url=http://www.thepfa.co.uk/display.cfm?article=10847&type=1&area=specialfeatures&page=2 |title=Special Features |author=Clarkson, Ian |authorlink=Ian Clarkson |date=2007-08-03 |accessdate=2007-11-29] and also played two first-classcricket matches for the MCC against Cambridge University in the mid-1950s. [cite web
url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/3/3356/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by William Coldwell (2) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2007-11-29] cite web
url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/10764.html |title=William Coldwell |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2007-11-29]He was employed as a scout by Birmingham City, but acted as
caretaker manager on two occasions. The first time was for three games between the departure of Dave Mackay and the arrival ofLou Macari in early 1971; Birmingham remained unbeaten under his management. [cite web
url=http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s243/st88125.htm |title=Manager records |format=from bcfc-archive.freeserve.co.uk |publisher=The Football Network |accessdate=2007-11-29] After Macari walked out in June 1971 to join Stoke City, Coldwell again took over as caretaker, this time persuading most of the significant number of out-of-contract players to sign new contracts and not to follow Macari out of the club, [cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 48 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9] and supervising pre-season training until the appointment ofTerry Cooper in August 1971.In April 1993 he replaced
Len Ashurst as manager of Southern League Weymouth. Unable to prevent relegation to the Southern Division, he stabilised the club and achieved a mid-table finish with a young side in 1992–93, but was sacked in September 1993. [cite web
url=http://www.theterras.co.uk/website/news%202006/05%20May/Too%20long%20in%20the%20wilderness.htm |title=Too long in the wilderness |author=Biddlecombe, Nigel |publisher=Weymouth F.C. |date=2006-05-03 |accessdate=2007-11-29]Coldwell died in
Bristol at the age of 63.Notes
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NAME = Coldwell, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Coldwell, William Rodney
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional football scout and manager
DATE OF BIRTH =1932-06-04
PLACE OF BIRTH =Petersfield, Hampshire ,England
DATE OF DEATH =1995-12-08
PLACE OF DEATH =Bristol ,England
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