Joe Cooper (footballer, born 1899)

Joe Cooper
Personal information
Full name Joseph Cooper[1]
Date of birth 27 January 1899[1][2]
Place of birth Newbold, Derbyshire,[1] England
Date of death 22 January 1959(1959-01-22) (aged 59)
Place of death Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire,[3] England
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Sheepbridge Works
1919 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
– Saltley College
1920–1921 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0)
1921–1923 Chesterfield 53 (14)
1923–1924 Notts County 31 (4)
1924–1932 Grimsby Town 154 (47)
1932–1933 Lincoln City 24 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Joseph Cooper (27 January 1899 – 22 January 1959) was an English footballer who scored 70 goals from 263 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield, Notts County, Grimsby Town and Lincoln City. He played non-league football for Sheepbridge Works and Saltley College, and played on trial for West Bromwich Albion. He played as an inside forward.[4]

He joined Notts County from Chesterfield in March 1923 for a £1,000 fee, which was at the time the club's record transfer fee received.[5] During his time with Grimsby Town, Cooper was working as a schoolteacher.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Joseph Cooper". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ↑ THE ENGLISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL ARCHIVE, Retrieved 3 October 2016
  3. ↑ Basson, Stuart (18 February 2010). "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 29 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  5. ↑ Basson, Stuart (2009). "Chesterfield FC Record transfer fees paid and received" (PDF). Chesterfield F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Street named after a footballer". The Straits Times. 19 January 1936. p. 26.


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