Joe Coen

Joe Coen

Personal information
Date of birth	1911
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	15 October 1941(1941-10-15) (aged 29–30)
Place of death	RAF Cranwell, Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Mosspark Amateurs
	Clydeholm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1931	Clydebank	23	(0)
1931–1932	Celtic	3	(0)
1932	→ Stenhousemuir (loan)	6	(0)
1932–1933	Guildford Town
1933–1934	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
1934–1939	Luton Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Leo Coen (1911 – 15 October 1941) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Celtic and Luton Town as a goalkeeper. Born in Glasgow, he died during the Second World War.

Military career

At the start of World War II, Coen joined the Royal Air Force and trained to be a fighter pilot. He was killed on 15 October 1941, aged recordedly 29, in a mid-air collision whilst training at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. Leading Aircraftman Coen, piloting an Airspeed Oxford, crashed into Leading Aircraftman James Yonge's Oxford, killing both instantly. He was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Biscot, Luton, Bedfordshire.

See also

• List of footballers killed during World War II