ent ford ' s ▁best ▁ever ▁capt ains ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁Co ote ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁at ▁Al per ton ▁Old ▁Boys , ▁a ▁team ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁future ▁England ▁manager ▁Ron ▁Green wood . ▁He ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁join ▁M idd les ex ▁Senior ▁League ▁club ▁W emble y ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁and ▁im pressed ▁enough ▁to ▁spend ▁two ▁weeks ▁on ▁trial ▁at ▁First ▁Division ▁club ▁Burn ley ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Br ent ford ▁ ▁Ron ▁Green wood , ▁then ▁playing ▁for ▁Second ▁Division ▁club ▁Br ent ford , ▁knew ▁of ▁Co ote ▁and ▁recommended ▁to ▁manager ▁Jack ie ▁Gib b ons ▁that ▁Br ent ford ▁sign ▁him . ▁Co ote ▁joined ▁the ▁Be es ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁professional ▁contract ▁on ▁ 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 1 ▁defeat ▁to ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁at ▁Griff in ▁Park ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 – 5 0 ▁season . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁Br ent ford ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁inside ▁left ▁and ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁after ▁ 2 0 ▁seconds ▁of ▁an ▁event ual ▁ 4 – 1 ▁defeat ▁to ▁Black burn ▁Ro