Joe Cooke (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Cooke[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 February 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Dominica | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1971 | Bradford City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1979 | Bradford City | 204 | (62) |
1979 | Peterborough United | 18 | (5) |
1979–1981 | Oxford United | 72 | (13) |
1981–1982 | Exeter City | 17 | (3) |
1982–1984 | Bradford City | 67 | (6) |
1984–1986 | Rochdale | 75 | (4) |
1986–1988 | Wrexham | 51 | (4) |
Total | 504 | (97) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph Cooke (born 15 February 1955) is a retired professional footballer from Dominica who spent his entire career in England. He began his career at as a centre-forward, but was later converted into a central defender.[3]
Career
[edit]Beginning at Bradford City, Cooke also played for Peterborough United, Oxford United, Exeter City, Rochdale and Wrexham.
Personal life
[edit]His sister is children's author and Playdays presenter Trish Cooke.
References
[edit]- ^ "Joe Cooke". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Rochdale player profile
External links
[edit]- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- Cooke's statistics at Oxford United from Rage Online
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Dominica men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football central defenders
- Dominica football biography stubs