Henry Cook (footballer)

Henry Cook
Cook while with Middlesbrough in 1912.
Personal information
Full name Henry Cook[1]
Date of birth 23 October 1893
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Date of death 9 January 1917(1917-01-09) (aged 23)[2]
Place of death Maurepas, France
Playing position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
South Bank
1912–1915 Middlesbrough 23 (0)
1915–1916 → Brentford (guest) 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Henry Cook (23 October 1893 – 9 January 1917), sometimes known as Harry Cook, was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Middlesbrough.[1] He also played for South Bank and appeared as a guest for Brentford during the First World War.[3]

Personal life

Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Cook was a teacher at Marton Road School and North Ormesby Junior Boys' School in Middlesbrough and had a wife and two children.[4][5] During the First World War he served as a sergeant in the 12th (Service) Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, known as the Teesside Pioneers.[4] He was wounded in early January 1917 while the battalion was engaged in road works in the vicinity of Maurepas, Somme.[6] He died of his wounds of 9 January 1917 and is buried in Grove Town Cemetery, Méaulte.[4] At the time of his death, Cook had been accepted for a commission and would have returned to England three days later to begin officer training.[5]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 1912–13[7] First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1913–14[7] 10 0 0 0 10 0
1914–15[7] 8 0 2 0 10 0
Career total 23 0 2 0 25 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 64. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ↑ Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 363. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. 1 2 3 Bell, Graham. "Boro War Heroes on TV". www.mfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 Menzies, Paul (2014). Great War Britain Middlesbrough: Remembering 1914–18. The History Press. ISBN 0752499718.
  6. ↑ Coulson, Robert. "The Middlesbrough Roll of Honour of the Great War Names "C"" (PDF).
  7. 1 2 3 "Henry Cook". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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