...The bombing of the ground faded into insignificance with the news that the highly rated Coulthard had lost his life when his ship, H.M.S. Bramble, was the victim of a torpedo attack in Russian waters on New Years Eve 1942. Aged 31 and a native of Marske, he was an analytical chemist by profession and a fine all round sportsman who excelled at rugby, tennis and cricket, and was captain of Marske Cricket Club. Prior to joining South Bank he had served Stockton and had won a F.A. Amateur Cup finalists medal with that club besides representing the Northern League and the Football Association.

The late Jack Kidd, secretary of South Bank Football Club for many years, was a close friend of the player and described him as a warm and unassuming character whilst relating the story of his father who, refusing to accept the demise of his son, waited in vain each night at Marske railway station for the last train to arrive in the forlorn hope that he would return. It is fitting that Coulthard Court, part of the town’s recent housing development, was named in his memory.

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