Danny Coyne

Return to Tranmere Rovers Coyne was re-signed by his original club, Tranmere Rovers, on 3 July 2007 on a free transfer. Coyne immediately re-established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper, missing just five league games in his first season back at Prenton Park. Described by his manager Ronnie Moore as "The best goal keeper in League One" Coyne played nearly every game during his time at Tranmere. He helped Tranmere push for a play off place. He recorded 20 clean sheets to secure the division's Golden Glove prize.

Middlesbrough On 6 July 2009, Coyne joined Middlesbrough on a two-year deal, to challenge Brad Jones as the regular first team goalkeeper. It was soon established that manager Gareth Southgate found Coyne far superior in his goalkeeping experience to Brad who when returning from a short injury layoff was left on the bench.

The 2009–10 season started well for the shot stopper; he was the only keeper in the Championship to keep clean sheets in the first four games of the season. For a short period Coyne was dropped as first choice keeper after a 5–0 thrashing against West Bromwich Albion, only to return after a subsequent poor performance by Middlesbrough first choice keeper Brad Jones. Coyne was mostly Middlesbrough's second choice keeper (first behind Jones, then when he departed, Jason Steele became first Gordon Strachan's first choice goalkeeper, then his successor Tony Mowbray's number one). Even when Steele was out injured, Mowbray brought in Paul Smith and then Carl Ikeme on loan from Nottingham Forest and Wolves respectively. On 3 May 2012, it was reported that Danny Coyne had left Middlesbrough after his contract expired.

Sheffield United In October 2012 Coyne started training with Sheffield United as first choice Blades keeper Mark Howard was ruled out for 3 months through injury. On 17 November 2012 Coyne signed a 28-day deal with the Blades as cover for George Long. The contract was extended by a further month on 17 December 2012. He extended his contract once again on 18 February 2013 on a one-month deal keeping him at Bramall Lane until the end of March. After failing to make a first team appearance Coyne was released by the Blades when his contract expired in June 2013.

Coaching career On 23 July 2013, Coyne was appointed as a player–coach of Shrewsbury Town, following Gavin Ward's decision to accept a similar role with Nottingham Forest. He went on to become the new joint-assistant manager alongside Michael Jackson, following the club's relegation to League Two at the end of the 2013–14 season. On 6 October 2016, after Mellon left the club, Coyne was appointed as caretaker manager until further notice, overseeing four consecutive defeats during his brief tenure, before the appointment of Paul Hurst, whereupon he reverted to his previous coaching role.

In August 2017, at the age of 44, Coyne was called up to the Shrewsbury Town first-team squad for the first time, as goalkeeping cover whilst first-choice Dean Henderson was away on international duty. He featured as an unused substitute in a 2–1 away victory at Gillingham on 2 September. Coyne was re-appointed caretaker manager for a second spell in November 2018, following the departure of John Askey. Following the appointment of Sam Ricketts, Coyne was promoted to the role of first-team coach, with former academy keeper coach Phil Smart taking over Coyne's previous position. On 25 May 2019, Coyne left the club after six years. Following the appointment of Neil Warnock as manager in August 2020 Coyne was replaced by Ian Bennett.

International career Coyne was capped 16 times in 11 years by Wales.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecord Shrewsbury Town (caretaker)6 October 201623 October 2016Shrewsbury Town (caretaker) 12 November 20183 December 2018 Total —

Honours Grimsby Town Supporters' Player of the Year: 2001, 2002

Personal Football League One Golden Glove: 2008–09