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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Harding Coham | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 1969 (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 | |||
Early life
editCoham 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
editCoham 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 48–49. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.