Jackie Coulter

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Jackie Coulter

Personal information
Date of birth	1912
Place of birth	Whiteabbey, Northern Ireland
Date of death	1981 (aged 68–69)
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Carrickfergus
	Brantwood
	Dunmurry
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929	Dundalk	0	(0)
1929–1934	Belfast Celtic
1934–1937	Everton	50	(16)
1937–1938	Grimsby Town	25	(11)
1938	Chester	4	(0)
1938–1939	Chelmsford City
1939	Swansea Town	3	(0)
1940	Linfield	3
1940	Shelbourne	1	(0)
International career
1933–1938	Ireland	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:40, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Jackie Coulter (1912 in

.

Career

He played for a number of intermediate clubs before signing for

, usually starring at inside-left or on the left-wing. His finest performance in the hooped jersey was perhaps in the 1930 City Cup deciding play-off. Slotting in at centre-forward, Coulter scored a hat-trick to take the trophy back to Celtic Park. More honours came his way in the shape of the further City Cups, the Belfast Charities Cup and finally in 1933, the Irish League Championship.

Early in the 1933/34 season Coulter won his first IFA International cap in a 2–1 win over Scotland, maintaining his place for the remainder of that season's British Home Championship. He also featured in both of the Irish League's representative fixtures, including in a 3–0 victory over their Scottish counterparts. It was performances in matches such as these which drew the attentions of some of the leading clubs in England. His signing for Everton in the spring of 1934 did however surprise his Celtic teammates. Having been sent–off in a match at Ballymena, Coulter was approached by an Everton official, and terms were agreed on a £2,750 fee. When the Celtic players returned to the dressing room after the final whistle they were greeted by the news of his departure.

Coulter made his League debut in a 1–1 draw against

, a match regarded as one of the best in the ground's history.

He added further caps to his collection while with Everton too, scoring the winner in his first international match since his move to England against Scotland in October 1934. Four months later he starred in one of Ireland's best performances of the time, only to see his penalty - that would have put the Irish into a 2–1 lead - crash against the crossbar. Cliff Bastin later seized upon an under-hit pass by Irish captain Bertie Fulton to give England a 2–1 victory.

A move to

and did not feature again for the club.

Other sports

As well as his distinguished footballing career, Jackie Coulter also excelled at roller skating, becoming an Irish Champion.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats profile
• Jackie Coulter at National-Football-Teams.com