Doug Coulston (born 12 August 1971) is a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder for Livingston.

Doug Coulston
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-08-12) 12 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Meadowbank Thistle 4 (0)
1995–1996 Livingston 1 (0)
1996–1998 Cowdenbeath 32 (5)
1998–1999 Montrose 46 (4)
1999–2001 Brechin 54 (7)
2001–2002 East Fife 4 (0)
2002–2003 Brechin 6 (1)
2003–2004 Montrose 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Coulston began his professional career playing at Meadowbank Thistle.[1] He remained at the club during their renaming and relocation in 1995. The midfielder departed the club in 1996 having made 5 appearances in total for Meadowbank Thistle and Livingston.

After leaving the Almondvale Stadium, he had spells at Cowdenbeath and Montrose.[2]

The midfielder signed for Angus rivals Brechin in 1999 and went on to make 54 appearances for the City, including a fourth round Scottish Cup defeat against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium.[3]

He signed for East Fife in 2001, but struggled to make an impact at the club. After 4 appearances that season, he departed the club to return to Brechin.[4][5]

Coulston's appearances for the City were limited in his second spell, and he left the club once again after just 6 appearances during the 2002–2003 season. He re-signed for Montrose in the summer of 2003 and made 6 appearances before retiring from playing a year later.

Post playing career

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After retiring from professional football, Coulston has been working as a PE teacher at St Columba's Roman Catholic High School.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Doug Coulston". Neil Brown.
  2. ^ "Ross County 2–1 Montrose". Staggie Archive. 14 March 1998.
  3. ^ "Rangers 2–0 Brechin City". Rangers FC. 27 January 2001.
  4. ^ "East Fife's summer ins and outs". BBC. 4 August 2001.
  5. ^ "Scottish Round up: Brechin battle to stay in hunt". The Times. 13 April 2003.
  6. ^ "Pars do have reasons to see a bright future". Press Reader. 16 January 2013.
  7. ^ "St Columba's under-14s win dramatic Scottish Plate competition on penalties". Dunfermline Press. 13 July 2016.
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