Graham Coughlan
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| Graham Coughlan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Coughlan | |
| Date of birth | November 18, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Rotherham United | |
| Number | 6 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-1995 1995-1999 1997 1999 1999-2001 2001-2005 2005-2007 2007 2007- |
Bray Wanderers Blackburn Rovers → Swindon Town (loan) → Livingston (loan) Livingston Plymouth Argyle Sheffield Wednesday → Burnley (loan) Rotherham United |
11 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 6 (0) 50 (2) 177 (25) 51 (5) 2 (0) 43 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Graham Coughlan is an Irish footballer born on 18 November 1974 who currently plays for Rotherham United. He plays as a central defender.
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[edit] Player Profile
Coughlan started his playing career at Leinster Senior League side Cherry Orchard F.C., he then briefly moved to Football League of Ireland club Bray Wanderers. At 21 he was brought to England by then Blackburn manager Ray Harford but struggled to earn a place in the Premier League Champions' first team. Loan spells at Swindon and Livingston followed before Graham made a permanent move to the Scottish club in the Summer of 1999 having impressed whilst on loan there.
Coughlan spent two successful seasons at Livingston before moving back to England to Devon club Plymouth Argyle.
[edit] Plymouth Argyle
A highly successful four year spell at the club followed with Graham a permanent fixture, earning his name in the PFA Division Three team of the year for 2001-02 [1] and Plymouth Division Three (where he was top goalscorer) and Division Two League Championships (Where he was named as Division Two's Player of the year). Graham was voted the clubs player of the year in 2002 and was also named in the greatest Plymouth Argyle Team by fans to mark the clubs first 100 years as a professional cub. Graham was also Vice Captain of Plymouth and his influence and statue was missed for nearly two seasons in the Argyle defence after Graham was sold to Sheffield Wednesday which they have only recently managed to fill with Krisztián Timár.
[edit] Sheffield Wednesday
In the summer of 2005 he was reunited with former manager Paul Sturrock when he moved back up North to newly-promoted Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee[2]. During his first season at the club Graham has proved to be a hit with the fans and management alike, earning a regular place in the team and also taking over the role of captain from Lee Bullen whilst the Scot's injury problems had regularly kept him out of the team.
On 12 April 2006 Coughlan was named Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Year 2005/06. It was the fifth time Graham has won such an award, having previously being named Player of the Year twice at Livingston and twice at Plymouth Argyle.
On the 1st of March 2007 it was reported that Graham's younger brother had tragically drowned in a canal in Dublin. No foul play was suspected [3]. However, Coughlan was sent on immediate compassionate leave for the next 5 games. On his return he asked to be sent on loan after failing to feature for the first team under new boss Brian Laws. He immediately managed to agree a deal to stay at Burnley FC until the end of the season. [4] However he only started one game, the 0-0 draw with Luton Town.
After returning to Sheffield Wednesday he was told by manager Brian Laws that he had no future at the club and was made available for transfer.
[edit] Rotherham United
On 4th July 2007, Coughlan was released by Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws after being deemed surplus to requirements. After rejecting a deal with Leeds United, Coughlan then signed for Rotherham United on July 13, 2007.[1] He made his debut on the 11th of August 2007 in a 0-0 draw with Hereford United
[edit] Honours
[edit] Plymouth Argyle
- 2001-02 Division Three Champions
- 2003-04 Division Two Champions
- 2001-02 Named in the PFA Division Three team of the year
- 2003-04 Named As Division Two's Player of the year
[edit] Transfers
| Date | Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1994 | Bray Wanderers | Signed |
| 14 October 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | £100,000 |
| 24 March 1997 | Swindon Town | Loan |
| 30 March 1999 | Livingston | Loan |
| 31 May 1999 | Livingston | Free |
| 27 May 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | Free |
| 10 July 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2007 | Rotherham United | Free |
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2005-06 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
| Plymouth | 2004-05 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| 2003-04 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 8 | |
| 2002-03 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | |
| 2001-02 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 11 | |
| Livingston | 2000-01 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 1999-00 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1998-99 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Blackburn | 1997-98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swindon (Loan) | 1996-97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total (Last 10 seasons) | 269 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 299 | 33 | |
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