Philip Joseph Colbeck was born on 29 November 1986 and is an English former footballer who played as a right winger.
26 Facts About Joe Colbeck
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Joe Colbeck nearly left Bradford in 2007 when he was made available for transfer and played six games on loan for Darlington.
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Joe Colbeck turned down a new deal a year later and joined Oldham Athletic on transfer deadline day in September 2009 to rejoin manager Dave Penney, for whom he played at Darlington.
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When Penney was sacked after less than a year in charge, Joe Colbeck soon left and joined Hereford United before spending several years with Grimsby Town and moving to Harrogate Town.
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Joe Colbeck was born in Bradford and attended Pudsey Tyersal School.
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Bradford City youth team coach Jon Pepper brought him to the club in 2002, and having rising through the junior ranks at City, Joe Colbeck had barely featured for the reserves when he made his senior debut in a League Cup defeat to Notts County on 25 August 2004 at Valley Parade.
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Joe Colbeck continued to play more games in the side but as City struggled, Colbeck was sent off during a vital game against Oldham Athletic in April 2007.
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Joe Colbeck started the new season in League Two as a substitute, but won a place in the side, and scored his first senior goal against Lincoln City more than three years after his debut.
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On 24 October 2007, Joe Colbeck went on a month-long loan to Darlington to take the place of injured Julian Joachim.
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Joe Colbeck scored in both his second and third games before the loan was extended for a second month.
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Joe Colbeck scored a couple of goals and had a real effect on us so we're sorry to see him go.
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Joe Colbeck provided a cross for Peter Thorne to open the scoring after ten minutes.
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Joe Colbeck broke back into the starting eleven the following month, for Daley, who was ruled out for the season with his own knee injury.
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Joe Colbeck was a regular in the team for the rest of the season, playing a further 16 games but he struggled for form and was unable to add to his two goals.
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Joe Colbeck turned down the offer and stayed at the club on a week-to-week basis on his previous terms.
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Joe Colbeck was watched in a pre-season friendly playing for City against Bradford Park Avenue by his former Darlington boss Dave Penney, who had since been appointed Oldham Athletic manager.
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Joe Colbeck started the season with Bradford and played another five games, bringing his total to the club to 109, of which 41 were as substitute.
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Joe Colbeck left Bradford in September 2009, on the final day of the summer transfer window to join Penney at League One side Oldham Athletic.
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Penney described Joe Colbeck as being in "the Stanley Matthews mould" and hoped his new signing would give his team some width.
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Joe Colbeck missed part of Oldham's run-in to the end of the season because of an ankle injury and ended up playing 28 games during his first season with Oldham, but was one of three summer signings which the Oldham Advertiser said had not impressed the Latics fans.
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Joe Colbeck's ensuing suspension was one of only two games he missed all season helping him to 50 games in a single season for the first time in his career.
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On 20 June 2012, Joe Colbeck signed a two-year deal with Grimsby Town.
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On 8 January 2013 Joe Colbeck was fined by The Football Association over comments he made on his Twitter account.
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On 8 July 2014, Joe Colbeck signed a one-year contract with Bradford Park Avenue.
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Joe Colbeck then joined Maltese side Hibernians on trial during the summer.
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Joe Colbeck is a pacy midfielder who normally plays on the right wing.