| Richard Coates | |
| Fullname: | Richard Coates |
| Birth Date: | 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-upon-Trent, England |
| Death Date: | 1960 (aged 61) |
| Death Place: | Chester, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years2: | 1912–1913 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1914–19?? |
Richard Coates (1889 – 1960) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]
Coates was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Welsh club Mardy before joining Stoke in 1912.[1] He played in one first team match which came in a 1–0 defeat to Coventry City during the 1912–13 season before returning to amateur football with Annfield Plain.[1]