Charlie William Coulson (born 11 January 1996 in

Kettering Kettering is a market town, market and industrial town, industrial town in the North Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England, west of Cambridge, England, Cambridge, southwest of Peterborough, southeast of Leicester and north- ...

, England) is an

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who plays for Deeping Rangers.

Career

Coulson joined

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

at the age of 13, having previously played for

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...

. He was drafted into first team action in April 2012, for Posh's last home game of the season, a 2–2 draw with

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

. Coulson came on as a late substitute for Joe Newell, becoming Peterborough's second youngest ever player behind

Matthew Etherington Matthew Etherington (born 14 August 1981) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Association football, footballer who is currently Under-21 assistant at Southampton F.C., Southampton. As a player, E ...

. On 30 April 2012, Coulson agreed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract, with an option of an extra year, which will be enacted on his 17th birthday. Coulson had his contract cancelled by mutual consent on 2 June 2014, and he became a free agent. On 1 November 2014, he made his debut for Deeping Rangers coming on as a substitute in the first round of the

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against

Wivenhoe Town Wivenhoe Town F.C. is an English association football, football club based in Wivenhoe, Essex. The club are currently members of the and play at Broad Lane. History The club was established as Wivenhoe Rangers by Frank Slaughter and students ...

. In July 2015 he signed for

Ilkeston Ilkeston ( ) is a town located in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England, with a population of 40,953 at the 2021 census. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/textiles, have now all but disappeared. Part of t ...

, before ending the season with St Neots Town. He returned to Deeping Rangers for the 2016–17 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coulson, Charlie 1996 births Living people Footballers from Kettering Men's association football midfielders Peterborough United F.C. players Deeping Rangers F.C. players Ilkeston F.C. players St Neots Town F.C. players English Football League players Northern Football League players Southern Football League players English men's footballers 21st-century English sportsmen