Giles Christopher Coke was born on 3 June 1986 and is an English former professional footballer and coach who is under-18s assistant coach at Sheffield Wednesday.
20 Facts About Giles Coke
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Giles Coke has appeared professionally for Mansfield Town, Northampton Town, Bury, Swindon Town, Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Grimsby Town, as well as non-league sides Kingstonian and Hereford.
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Giles Coke joined his old club Sheffield Wednesday as U18 assistant coach in January 2024.
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Giles Coke was snapped up by Mansfield Town and signed his first professional contract on 31 March 2005.
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Giles Coke then went on to score two goals in two appearances against Leyton Orient and Shrewsbury Town respectively, before being linked with several Championship League clubs, including: Southampton, Reading, Norwich City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Giles Coke's misfortune continued the following season, which resulted in limited appearances for the club.
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Giles Coke signed for Northampton Town on 2 July 2007 on a two-year contract after rejecting a new contract from Mansfield Town.
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Giles Coke remained on the sideline at the start of the season after having a further operation.
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Giles Coke was a regular fixture for The Steelmen, and enjoyed his time at Fir Park.
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Giles Coke was offered a new contract with the club, but moved back to England to sign for Sheffield Wednesday in July 2010.
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Giles Coke signed for Sheffield Wednesday under freedom of contract in July 2010.
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Giles Coke's goal was later named as Sheffield Wednesday's Goal of 2014.
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On 21 January 2012, Giles Coke was in a row with captain Steven Schumacher over who should take a penalty.
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On 31 August 2012, Giles Coke signed for Swindon on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until January 2013.
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On 3 August 2015, Giles Coke joined Ipswich Town on a two-year deal.
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Giles Coke made his Blues' debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Carling Cup.
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Giles Coke was released by the club in the summer 2017.
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Giles Coke joined Chesterfield on 1 February 2018 on a deal until the end of the season.
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On 4 February 2021, Paul Hurst announced a registration issue that saw Giles Coke still registered to the League would prevent him from signing for Grimsby.
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Grimsby secured promotion with victory in the play-off final, though Giles Coke was not in the matchday squad at London Stadium.