Joseph Leo Coen (1911 – 15 October 1941) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Celtic and Luton Town as a goalkeeper. Born in Glasgow, he died during the Second World War.
Military career At the start of World War II, Coen joined the Royal Air Force and trained to be a fighter pilot. He was killed on 15 October 1941, aged recordedly 29, in a mid-air collision whilst training at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. Leading Aircraftman Coen, piloting an Airspeed Oxford, crashed into Leading Aircraftman James Yonge's Oxford, killing both instantly. He was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Biscot, Luton, Bedfordshire.Leading Aircraftsman Joseph Leo Coen Page 54 - Old Aloysians in the World War 1939-1945
See also List of footballers killed during World War II
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