George Cecil Coldwell (12 January 1929 – 9 November 2008) was a professional footballer who played for Sheffield United from 1951 to 1968. He played in the position of right-back.
Coldwell signed for Sheffield United in September 1951 from local side Norton Woodseats for a fee of £100,[1] before finally making his debut against Southampton in April 1952.[2] Although a late developer, Coldwell formed a splendid full-back partnership with first Cliff Mason and then Graham Shaw,[2] playing in 410 league games for the Blades which included two rare goals.[3] The captain of the 1961 promotion team, he was retained as a player until 1968, although by then he was fully employed as a junior coach.[1] He became first-team coach at Bramall Lane in 1969, a position he retained until 1983, helping the Blades to promotion in 1971 along with manager John Harris.[1] He also had two stints as acting manager in 1975 and 1977–78.[1]
Later he ran a newsagent's in Sheffield and Cheadle Hulme, before retiring to Poynton near Stockport.[4]
