# Wolves legend and ex-England defender Coady retires

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/wolves-legend-and-ex-england-defender-coady-retires/
- Published: 2026-11-06T11:29:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T12:53:22+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckgj99yjpnqzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport, UK, World

## Key points

- Conor Coady has retired aged 33.
- He made 317 appearances for Wolves.
- A move into coaching has been suggested.

## Summary

Conor Coady has retired from professional football at 33, ending a 503-game club career that included 10 England appearances. Best known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers, he helped lead the club back to the Premier League and established himself as a central defender.

Coady made 317 appearances for Wolves after joining in 2015, captaining the side to two seventh-place finishes and the Europa League quarter-finals. He also played for Liverpool’s academy, Sheffield United, Huddersfield, Everton, Leicester, Wrexham and Charlton; he has been without a club since leaving Wrexham in September and has been linked with a coaching role at Barnsley.

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