| John Coates | |
| Birth Date: | 1944 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Birkdale, England |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Burscough |
| Years1: | 1964–1965 |
| Years2: | 1966–1967 |
| Years5: | 1972–1975 |
| Years6: | 1975–1976 |
| Years7: | 1976 |
| Years8: | 1976–1977 |
| Clubs1: | Southport |
| Clubs2: | Chester |
| Clubs3: | Burscough |
| Clubs4: | Kirkby Town |
| Clubs5: | Morecambe |
| Clubs6: | Skelmersdale United |
| Clubs7: | Burscough |
| Clubs8: | Southport |
| Clubs9: | Morecambe |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 22 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
John Coates is a footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Southport and Chester.