Joe Cooper (footballer, born 1899)
| 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 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire,[3] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[5]
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.[6] During his time with Grimsby Town, Cooper was working as a schoolteacher.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Joseph Cooper". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Player search: Cooper, J (Joe)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Basson, Stuart (28 December 2020). "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2018" (XLSX). cfchistory.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Trentsider (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Notts County". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Basson, Stuart (2009). "Chesterfield FC Record transfer fees paid and received" (PDF). Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Street named after a footballer". The Straits Times. 19 January 1936. p. 26. [dead link]
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- 1899 births
- 1959 deaths
- Footballers from Chesterfield
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Sheepbridge Works F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- People from the Borough of Chesterfield
- Footballers from Derbyshire
- 20th-century English sportsmen
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