Michael Coulson

Who is Michael Coulson?

Michael James Coulson is an English footballer who plays for York City as a winger and a striker.

Coulson started his career with hometown club Scarborough, making his first team debut in a Conference National match in 2004. His first goal for the club, scored later that year, made him the youngest goalscorer in the club's history. He signed for Championship side Barnsley in 2006, before making a return to Conference Premier football with a loan at Northwich Victoria in 2007. Coulson suffered two cruciate ligament injuries in the space of a year before being loaned to Chester City of the Conference in 2009. He joined League Two Grimsby Town on loan later that year, signing for the club permanently in 2010 after their relegation to the Conference. He left Grimsby two years later after turning down a new contract, before signing for newly promoted League Two side York City.