{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 1987)}} {{Use British English|date=April 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adam Coakley | fullname = Adam Thomas Coakley | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|10|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}} | position = Striker | currentclub = Thorniewood United (manager) | years1 = 2004–2007 | clubs1 = Motherwell | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2007 | clubs2 = → Stenhousemuir (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = Greenock Morton | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = → Alloa Athletic (loan) | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2007 | clubs5 = → Stranraer (loan) | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2008 | clubs6 = Alloa Athletic | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 2008–2009 | clubs7 = Queen's Park | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2009 | clubs8 = Clyde | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2010–2011 | clubs9 = Glenafton Athletic | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2011–|clubs10 = Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |caps10 = 3 | goals10 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam1 = Scotland U18 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2024- | managerclubs1 = Thorniewood United | club-update = 27 May 2011 }}
'''Adam Thomas Coakley''' (born 19 October 1987 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. He is currently manager of West of Scotland Football League side Thorniewood United. He is the son of property tycoon Tom Coakley,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/ain-t-no-stopping-him-now-saturday-interview-tom-coakley-he-could-easily-retire-today-but-this-property-tycoon-carries-on-for-his-family-and-the-deal-he-tells-mark-smith-1.1995 |title=Ain't no stopping him now|work=The Herald|date=16 December 2006|accessdate=29 December 2011}}</ref> who in 2007 expressed an interest in buying Motherwell where his son was a player.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/coakley-expresses-interest-in-motherwell-1.857673 |title=Coakley expresses interest in Motherwell|work=The Herald|date=10 May 2007|accessdate=29 December 2011}}</ref> Coakley quit football at the age of 22, but has since has returned to play junior football with Glenafton Athletic and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.
==Career==
===Motherwell=== Coakley started his career at Motherwell, becoming a regular scorer for the reserves and made his debut as a late substitute for Jim Hamilton in the 2005 Boxing Day 3–1 victory against Aberdeen.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/4554974.stm|title=Motherwell 3–1 Aberdeen|work=BBC Sport|date=26 December 2005|access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> This was not to lead to an immediate breakthrough into the first team and he did not feature again for Motherwell until the following season when he appeared as a substitute in home games against Inverness Caledonian Thistle and St Mirren. In January 2007 he joined Scottish Third Division side Stenhousemuir for a month on loan,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stenhousemuir/6237485.stm|title=Coakley spends month with Stenny|work=BBC Sport|date=6 January 2007|access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> making a single appearance. Toward the end of the 2006/07 season there was speculation that Coakley's father was interested in buying the club, however this came to nothing and Coakley was released at the end of the season when his contract expired.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/6554667.stm|title=Malpas wields axe on 10 players|work=BBC Sport|date=13 April 2007|access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref> In total he played around 40 minutes during his 3 substitute appearances. After being released he had a trial with Partick Thistle of the Scottish First Division.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/coakley-set-to-join-jags-revolution-1.951133|title=Coakley set to join Jags' revolution|work=Evening Times|date=27 June 2007|accessdate=30 December 2011}}</ref>
===Morton=== However the trial with Partick was unsuccessful and a trial with Scottish First Division side Greenock Morton followed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/forecast-fine-as-weather-gives-ton-lift-1.952413 |title=Forecast fine as Weather gives Ton lift|work=Evening Times|date=19 July 2007|accessdate=3 January 2012}}</ref> Failed attempts to sign Paul McGowan from Celtic<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/266474|title=St Mirren can't beat derby rivalry|work=Daily Express |date=22 August 2011|accessdate=3 January 2012}}</ref> and Jani Šturm.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2007/08/01/story10074366t0.shtm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130420114046/http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2007/08/01/story10074366t0.shtm |url-status=dead |archivedate=20 April 2013 |title=Sturm opts for Dens |work=Evening Telegraph |date=1 August 2007 |accessdate=3 January 2012 }}</ref> left them short upfront and Coakley was offered a six-month contract following him scoring in a friendly victory at Raydale Park over Gretna.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/wake-up-call-for-gretna-1.77651?referrerPath=2.3256 |title=Wake-up call for Gretna |publisher=News & Star |date=19 July 2007 |accessdate=3 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121155156/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/wake-up-call-for-gretna-1.77651?referrerPath=2.3256 |archivedate=21 January 2016}}</ref>
Having only made a handful of appearances for Morton, in September 2007 Coakley stepped down a division, going on loan to Alloa Athletic,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/newsArticle.asp?n=87 |title=Adam Coakley joins on loan |publisher=Alloa Athletic |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527190128/http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/newsArticle.asp?n=87 |archivedate=27 May 2012}}</ref> scoring his first goal for the team in a win against Peterhead.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/7051973.stm|title=Alloa Athletic 2–0 Peterhead|work=BBC Sport|date=20 October 2007|access-date=4 September 2008}}</ref> Coakley then went on loan to Stranraer in the Scottish Third Division<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stranraer/7079820.stm|title=Stranraer seal three loan deals |work=BBC Sport|date=5 November 2007|access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref> , and made his debut against Montrose. His loan spell finished after 5 games, with no goals.
===Alloa=== He was released by Morton in January 2008 and then played 3 games for Alloa as a trialist before signing a permanent deal with the club until May 2008. He was released at the end of his contract and in June 2008 was signed by Queen's Park manager Gardner Speirs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/queens_park/7478001.stm|title=Queen's Park net striker Coakley|work=BBC Sport|date=27 June 2008|access-date=31 July 2008}}</ref>
===Queen's Park=== He made his first appearance for Queen's Park as they lost 2–1 to Partick Thistle in the Challenge Cup. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over East Fife on 16 August.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/7561729.stm|title=East Fife 1–2 Queen's Park|work=BBC Sport|date=16 August 2008|access-date=4 September 2008}}</ref> Coakley scored a famous goal against Celtic in Queen's Park's 2–1 Scottish Cup loss in February 2009, but failed to build on the goal at Celtic Park and only made two more appearances for the Queen's Park first team before being released in May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/news/Archive%202007-08/june%202009/waters.html|title=Sad Farewell to Cup Heroes|publisher=queensparkfc.co.uk|date=2 June 2009|accessdate=3 June 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
===Clyde=== Coakley undertook pre-season training with former team Alloa, however they were unable to meet his wage demands,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/stories-from-around-the-sfl/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912150558/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/stories-from-around-the-sfl/ |url-status=dead |archivedate=12 September 2012 |title=SFL Daily Update – News Round up Friday August 7 |publisher=SFL |date=7 August 2009 |accessdate=3 January 2012 }}</ref> and in August 2009 he signed a one-year contract with Clyde in the Scottish Second Division.<ref name="Coakley signature confirmed">{{cite news|url=http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2009/08/08/3238/|title=Coakley signature confirmed|publisher=clydefc.co.uk|date=8 August 2009|accessdate=9 August 2009}}</ref> Coakley left the club by mutual consent in October 2009, after only making 5 appearances, deciding to end his football career in the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2009/10/02/3302/|title=Marvyn Deal Agreed|date=2 October 2009 |publisher=clydefc.co.uk|accessdate=2 October 2009}}</ref>
===Junior Football=== He returned to football in September 2010 when he signed for Ayrshire junior club Glenafton Athletic.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/coakley-comes-out-of-retirement/ |title=Coakley comes out of retirement |publisher=SFL |date=3 September 2010 |accessdate=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314020040/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/coakley-comes-out-of-retirement/ |archivedate=14 March 2012}}</ref>
===International=== Coakley has been capped at least three times for Scotland under 18s, against Belgium, Northern Ireland and Malta.<ref name="Coakley signature confirmed"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}}
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