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John Coham

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John Coham
Personal information
Full name John Harding Coham
Date of birth (1891-03-12)12 March 1891
Place of birth Southampton, England
Date of death 4 May 1969(1969-05-04) (aged 78)
Place of death Blackpool, England
Position(s) Outside-forward
Youth career
St. Pauls Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eastleigh Athletic
Bishopstoke
1910–1911 Southampton 6 (0)
1911–1914 Partick Thistle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Harding Coham (12 March 1891 – 4 May 1969)[1] was an English professional footballer who made six appearances at outside-left in the Southern League for Southampton in 1911, before spending three seasons in the Scottish Football League with Partick Thistle.

Early life

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Coham was born in Southampton and attended St. Mark's Junior School, which was situated adjacent to The Dell, the home of Southampton F.C., before moving to Freemantle School.[2]

Football career

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Coham played his youth football with St. Pauls Athletic before joining Eastleigh Athletic of the Hampshire League.[2]

He joined Southampton in the summer of 1910, aged 18. Initially, he played in the reserve team.[2] His first-team debut came on 4 February 1911, when he took the place of Joe Blake at outside-left for the Southern League match against Exeter City, with Blake moving inside in the absence of Harry Brown. Described as a "fleet-footed left-winger",[2] Coham continued to deputise for Blake for the remainder of the season, making five further appearances; of Coham's six first-team matches, four ended in defeats with two draws as the "Saints" struggled to avoid relegation, winning only one match from February onwards.[3]

In the summer of 1911, Coham moved to Scotland to join Partick Thistle, spending three seasons at Firhill Park before returning to Hampshire in 1914.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  2. ^ a b c d e Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  3. ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 48–49. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
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