| Joe Coen | |
| Birth Date: | 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Place: | RAF Cranwell, Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in[1] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Mosspark Amateurs |
| Youthclubs2: | Clydeholm |
| Years1: | 1930–1931 |
| Clubs1: | Clydebank |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1931–1932 |
| Clubs2: | Celtic |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1932 |
| Clubs3: | → Stenhousemuir (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1932–1933 |
| Clubs4: | Guildford Town |
| Years5: | 1933–1934 |
| Clubs5: | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |
| Years6: | 1934–1939 |
| Clubs6: | Luton Town |
Joseph Leo Coen (1911 – 15 October 1941) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Celtic and Luton Town as a goalkeeper.[2] Born in Glasgow, he died during the Second World War.[3] [4]
At the start of World War II, Coen joined the Royal Air Force and trained to be a fighter pilot. He was killed on 15 October 1941, aged recordedly 29,[5] in a mid-air collision whilst training at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. Leading Aircraftman Coen, piloting an Airspeed Oxford, crashed into Leading Aircraftman James Yonge's Oxford, killing both instantly.[6] [7] He was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Biscot, Luton, Bedfordshire.[5] [8]