Herbert Cock (7 October 1900 – January 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward and made one appearance in the Football League for Brentford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Cock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Slough, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | January 1977 (aged 76)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Crawley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1921 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1921 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| Arsenal | 0 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editIn late January 1921,[3] Cock joined Brentford on a contract running until the end of the 1920–21 season.[4] He made one appearance in the Football League, playing in a 1–0 Third Division defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 7 May 1921.[5] He subsequently joined Queens Park Rangers and then Arsenal in September 1921,[6] but failed to make a senior appearance for either club.[4]
Personal life
editCock was the younger brother of footballers Jack and Donald.[7] Prior to joining Brentford in January 1921, he served in the Royal Navy.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1920–21[5] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 61. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Herbert Cock on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Gleanings – Notes And News About Clubs And Players". The Athletic News. 24 January 1921.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 38. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 366. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1921–22". QPRnet. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 23. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
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