Dan Coupe

Dan Coupe
Personal information
Full name Daniel Coupe[1]
Date of birth 1885[1]
Place of birth Worksop, England
Date of death 1954 (aged 68–69)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1909 Worksop Town
1909 Manchester City 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Coupe (1885–1952) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City as a right back.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Coupe served as a private in the Leicestershire Regiment during the First World War.[4] He was wounded by a mustard gas shell on 2 October 1917 and evacuated to several medical facilities before being transferred to 5th Northern General Hospital, Leicester, where he stayed for the next month.[4][5] Eventually transported back to the frontline, Coupe suffered a gunshot wound to the left arm on 22 March 1918.[4][5] After the war, Coupe was discharged in January 1919.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1909–10[2] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career Total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 67. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Doug Coupe - Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Coupe Daniel Manchester City 1909". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Daniel Coupe | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Coupe, Daniel". The Royal Leicestershire Regiment. Retrieved 12 August 2020.


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