Joe Coen


Joseph Coen was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Celtic and Luton Town, as a goalkeeper. Born in Glasgow, he died during the Second World War.

Military career

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 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.