Giles Coke

Giles Christopher Coke (born 3 June 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ipswich Town.

Club career

Coke began his career as a youth player at Queens Park Rangers in 2003, before teaming up with his older brother Jon at non-league side Kingstonian a year later.

Mansfield Town

Coke was soon snapped up by Mansfield Town and signed his first professional contract on 31 March 2005. He scored his first goal for the club in the second round of the League Cup in the 1-0 win against Southampton, which still heralds fond memories for Coke. He then went on to score two goals in two appearances against Leyton Orient and Shrewsbury Town respectively, before being linked with several Championship League clubs, including: Southampton, Reading, Norwich City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In April 2006, Coke turned down a new two-year contract with The Stags, but was persuaded by manager Peter Shirtliff to sign a one-year contract to remain at Field Mill for another year. However, during the 2006/7 season, Coke suffered an injury that sidelined him for most of the season. His misfortunate continued the following season, which resulted in limited appearances for the club. Despite this, Coke had still impressed enough to entice other clubs; most notably Wycombe Wanderers, to want to sign him.