Lewis Coult
English footballer (born 1988)
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Lewis Coult (born 7 June 1988) is a Scottish professional football forward, who is former manager of Penicuik Athletic.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Coult | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Penicuik Athletic (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | |||
| Hamilton Academical | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Hamilton Academical | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Berwick Rangers | 7 | (0) |
| Leith Athletic | |||
| 2010–2011 | Arniston Rangers | ||
| 2011–2013 | Cowdenbeath | 56 | (18) |
| 2013–2014 | Airdrieonians | 21 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Stirling Albion | 24 | (3) |
| 2015 | Arbroath | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–???? | Newtongrange Star | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Edinburgh United | ||
| 2023– | Penicuik Athletic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2014 | |||
Career
Coult was born in Edinburgh,[2] where he grew up supporting Hearts with whom he began his career as a youth player.[3] He then joined Hamilton Academical where he made his senior debut aged 17, on 2 January 2006, in the Scottish First Division against Airdrie United.[4] He went on loan to Alloa Athletic[2] before joining Berwick Rangers.[2] Coult came off the bench to set two goals up for strike partner Iain Diack in a League One game with Alloa however found himself released at the end of Berwick's miserable season.
A three-month spell in Florida with Miami All-Stars, followed by a brief spell in the E.A.D.S.A.F.A division in the Edinburgh Amateur leagues.[5] This was also followed by Junior football with Leith Athletic[2] and Arniston Rangers.[6]
On 4 January 2011, Coult signed for Scottish First Division side Cowdenbeath.[7] He made his debut on 15 January 2011, in a 3–0 defeat to Greenock Morton.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 May in a 2–2 draw with Brechin City in the play-offs,[9] but were ultimately relegated after a 2–0 defeat in the second leg.[10] In all he made 19 appearances scoring once in his debut season.[11] Coult signed a new contract in January 2012 extending his stay to May 2013.[2] He left the club in May 2013 and signed a one-year deal with Airdrieonians. Despite scoring 6 league goals, Coult left Airdrieonians in May 2014.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2005–06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2006–07[16] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Berwick Rangers | 2007–08[17][18] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cowdenbeath | 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 14 | |
| Total | 61 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 15 | |
Managerial statistics
- As of 11 August 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Edinburgh United | June 2022 | July 2023 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 23.7 |
| Penicuik Athletic | July 2023 | Present | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 40.5 |
