John Cooke (footballer, born 1962)
John Cooke (born 25 April 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Cooke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1962[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Salford,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1985 | Sunderland | 55 | (4) |
| 1984–1985 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 1985–1988 | Carlisle United | 106 | (11) |
| 1988–1990 | Stockport County | 58 | (7) |
| 1990–1992 | Chesterfield | 53 | (8) |
| Gateshead | |||
| Spennymoor United | |||
| Total | 278 | (32) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Salford, Cooke played for Sunderland, Carlisle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Carlisle United, Stockport County, Chesterfield, Gateshead,[3] and Spennymoor United.[4]
Cooke also made three appearances for England at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.[5]
He joined his former club Sunderland as kit manager in January 1994 and was still in post as of April 2020.[4][6]
References
- "John Cooke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- "John Cooke". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Backroom staff: John Cooke". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010.
- John Cooke – FIFA competition record Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Backroom staff". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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