At club level, Coultard won two National League titles and six FA Women's Cup finals during 24 years with Doncaster Belles.
[5] She used her annual leave from work to play for England and rejected several offers to join semi-professional clubs in Belgium, Italy, Sweden[4] and Finland.
[5] Coultard, a midfielder initially, though moving back to sweeper towards the end of her career, made her international debut in a 3–1 win over the Republic of Ireland in 1981, at the age of 18.
[11] That October, before a 1999 World Cup qualifier against Holland at Upton Park, she was presented with a silver cap by Sir Geoff Hurst in recognition of the achievement.
[13] In October 2000, 37-year-old Coultard announced her international retirement in order to concentrate on a coaching role in the National Women's Football Academy in Durham.