| Walter Coates | |
| Fullname: | Walter Albert Coates |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Burnhope, England |
| Death Date: | 8 November 1936 (aged 39)[1] |
| Death Place: | Lanchester, England |
| Years1: | 1912–1913 |
| Clubs1: | Burnhope |
| Years2: | 1913–1914 |
| Years3: | 1914–1915 |
| Clubs3: | Sacriston United |
| Years4: | 1919–1920 |
| Clubs4: | Fulham |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1920–1921 |
| Clubs5: | Leadgate Park |
| Years6: | 1921–1925 |
| Clubs6: | Leeds United |
| Caps6: | 47 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 1925–1926 |
| Caps7: | 26 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 1926–1928 |
| Clubs8: | Linfield |
| Years9: | 1928–1929 |
| Caps9: | 2 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 1929 |
| Years11: | 1930 |
| Clubs11: | Newport (IOW) |
| Years12: | 1931 |
| Clubs12: | Burnhope Institute |
| Years13: | 1932 |
| Clubs13: | Consett |
| Totalcaps: | 77 |
| Totalgoals: | 8 |
Walter Albert Coates (4 April 1895 – 8 November 1936) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham, Hartlepools United, Leeds United and Newport County.[2] [3]
Four years after his last professional game, Coates was found lying unconscious on the Burnhope Road in Lanchester. He died the following day, having never regained consciousness, and was suspected of having had a seizure.[1]