vers ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Co ote ' s ▁Br ent ford ▁career ▁failed ▁to ▁ign ite ▁until ▁player - manager ▁Tommy ▁Law ton ▁selected ▁him ▁as ▁left ▁half ▁for ▁a ▁match ▁versus ▁Not ts ▁County ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Co ote ▁gave ▁a ▁strong ▁performance ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 0 ▁victory ▁which ▁e ased ▁the ▁club ' s ▁fear s ▁of ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁Division ▁South . ▁ ▁Co ote ▁became ▁a ▁near - ever ▁present ▁for ▁Br ent ford ▁and ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁after ▁suffering ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁Division ▁South ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 5 4 ▁season . ▁Co ote ' s ▁dur ability ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁ 9 ▁years ▁saw ▁him ▁claim ▁the ▁club ▁record ▁for ▁consecutive ▁FA ▁Cup ▁appearances ▁( 3 0 ) ▁and ▁aside ▁from ▁playing ▁on ▁both ▁fl anks ▁at ▁full ▁back , ▁he ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁six ▁other ▁out field ▁positions . ▁After ▁missing ▁the ▁first ▁ 9 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 – 5 5 ▁season , ▁Co ote ▁missed ▁only ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁next ▁ 3 7 8 ▁league ▁games . ▁Ever - in cre asing ly ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁utility ▁man , ▁Co ote ▁filled ▁eight ▁different ▁positions ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Griff in ▁Park . ▁Att ention ▁from ▁First ▁Division ▁clubs ▁Ar sen al ▁and ▁West ▁B rom wich ▁Alb ion ▁came ▁his ▁way