James Ryan Coutts (born 15 April 1987) is an English footballer and manager who was most recently a player-coach at National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 side North Geelong Warriors FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Ryan Coutts | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Weymouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Weymouth (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Weymouth | 73 | (9) |
| 2009 | Newport County | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Dorchester Town | 23 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | AFC Totton | 19 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Weymouth (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | Gosport Borough | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | AFC Totton | 22 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Twin City Wanderers | ||
| 2015–2017 | Murray United | 25 | (5) |
| 2018 | Gold Coast United | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | North Geelong Warriors | 29 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Logan Lightning | 38 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Murray United | ||
| 2018–2019 | North Geelong Warriors | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editCoutts started his career at AFC Bournemouth and spent time on loan at Grays Athletic and Weymouth. He signed for Weymouth after being released by Bournemouth in 2007. He left Weymouth after they were relegated to the Conference South in May 2009 at the end of the 2008–09 season. Coutt's returned to Weymouth on loan from AFC Totton in December 2011. He returned to his parent club at the end of January.
Coutts signed for Conference South leaders Newport County on 4 December 2009, before his release on 1 January 2010.[1] He joined Dorchester Town on 9 January.[2]
Having made 23 appearances for Dorchester, Coutts joined AFC Totton ahead of the 2011–12 season; there he made 19 appearances, scoring four goals - however, he was loaned out to Weymouth during the season - scoring in their New Year's Eve win over St Albans City. At the season's conclusion, Coutts joined newly promoted Southern League Premier Division side Gosport Borough.
Coutts wasn't included on the bench for Gosport's opening game of the season against Barwell, and later re-signed for AFC Totton on 20 August 2012. He was in the starting eleven for The Stags' league match against Chesham United the day after he signed. Coutts scored his first goal of his second spell with Totton in a 4–2 defeat to Stourbridge on 25 August.
After moving to Australia and playing for Albury Wodonga Football Association amateur side Twin City Wanderers in Victoria, Coutts signed for the newly created semi-professional outfit Murray United for the 2015 National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 season. Coutts departed Murray in October 2017 to take up a role with Gold Coast United FC.[3]
In May 2018, Coutts moved back to Victoria to take up a role as senior head coach and player of National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 side North Geelong Warriors FC.[4] In his first half-season, Coutts led North Geelong to a third-placed finish. In August 2019, North Geelong announced that Coutts would be leaving the club at season's end to return to Queensland.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Exiles release Coutts". Non-League Daily. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Coutts returns to Dorset". Non-League Daily. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Greenway, Beau (24 August 2017). "Coutts leaves a Murray legacy". The Border Mail. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Hogan, Will (15 June 2018). "NPL2: North Geelong Warriors begin life under new player-coach James Coutts". Geelong Advertiser.
- ^ "Coutts to depart Warriors at the end of 2019". North Geelong Warriors FC — Official Website. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
External links
edit- James Coutts at Soccerbase
