Arthur Coates (footballer)

{{short description|English footballer}}

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| name = Arthur Coates

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1882|8|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Feetham, North Yorkshire, England

| death_date = {{death date and age |1955|3|13|1882|8|10|df=y}}

| death_place = Manchester, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| position = Full back

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| clubs1 = Salford United

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| clubs2 = Heywood United

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| years3 = 1910–1912

| clubs3 = Exeter City

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| years4 = 1912–1913

| clubs4 = Southampton

| caps4 = 21

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| years5 = 1913–19??

| clubs5 = Heywood United

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Arthur Coates (10 August 1882 – 13 March 1955){{cite book|last1=Chalk|first1=Gary|last2=Holley|first2=Duncan|last3=Bull|first3=David|title=All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC|year=2013|location=Southampton|publisher=Hagiology Publishing|isbn=978-0-9926-8640-6|page=44}} was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs in the early years of the 20th century.