, ▁but ▁de als ▁never ▁material ised . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 6 1 ▁season , ▁Co ote ▁was ▁joint ly - a ward ed ▁a ▁test imon ial ▁with ▁Johnny ▁Rain ford ▁versus ▁an ▁All ▁Star ▁XI ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁dur ability , ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 6 3 ▁season ▁that ▁Co ote ▁was ▁an ▁ever - present ▁and ▁he ▁c apped ▁his ▁campaign ▁by ▁captain ing ▁the ▁Be es ▁to ▁the ▁Four th ▁Division ▁title . ▁Co ote ▁made ▁his ▁final ▁appearance ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁retired ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁having ▁made ▁ 5 5 9 ▁appearances ▁for ▁Br ent ford . ▁Co ote ' s ▁career ▁virt ually ▁ran ▁in ▁parallel ▁with ▁goal keeper ▁Ger ry ▁C ake b read ▁and ▁both ▁players ▁were ▁named ▁on ▁the ▁teams heet ▁together ▁ 3 5 7 ▁times . ▁He ▁remains ▁the ▁club ' s ▁record ▁appearance - maker ▁and ▁( rare ly ▁for ▁a ▁def ender ) ▁was ▁never ▁book ed ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁Co ote ▁was ▁offered ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁non - Le ague ▁football , ▁but ▁chose ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁ret irement . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁second ▁test imon ial ▁versus ▁West ▁Ham ▁United , ▁managed ▁by ▁Ron ▁Green wood , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁earned ▁more