Born 1 September 1988, North Shields, Northumberland, Coughtrie made his first-class debut for Oxford UCCE in April 2009 opening the batting scoring 4 and taking two catches in a drawn match.
[3] He made his debut for Gloucestershire after making a host of second XI appearances against Derbyshire in April 2011.
He scored 20 in the first innings, however didn't keep wicket due to first option Jonathan Batty playing.
[4] Coughtrie scored 47 not out in 69 balls in a three-day University match against Cardiff UCCE in April 2011.
[8] In September 2012 Coughtrie was called up to the Scotland squad for their tour to South Africa.