Irvine Boocock (27 February 1890 – 17 November 1941) was an English professional footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City as a left back.[1][3] He represented the Football League XI.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Irvine Boocock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Cleckheaton, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 November 1941 (aged 51)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Heckmondwike, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1910 | Sunfield Rovers | ||
| 1910–1922 | Bradford City | 169 | (1) |
| 1922–1923 | Darlington | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 182 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1914 | Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sporting career
editBorn in Cleckheaton, Boocock began his football career with non-League club Sunfield Rovers,[1] before joining First Division club Bradford City in March 1910.[3] Either side of the First World War, Boocock made 184 appearances and scored one goal for the Bantams.[3] He finished his career with a short spell at Third Division North club Darlington, whom he joined in June 1922.[5]
Boocock also played cricket for hometown club Cleckheaton between 1909 and 1932 and later served the club as groundsman and bar steward.[6] He also played for Moorend and Eccleshill.[6]
Personal life
editBoocock served as a corporal in the West Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War.[7] He served in five different battalions, including the Leeds Rifles and a Bradford Pals battalion.[7][8] He fell off a bicycle in 1941 and died of his injuries.[9]
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bradford City | 1914–15[10] | First Division | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Total | 169 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 184 | 1 | ||
| Darlington | 1922–23[5] | Third Division North | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 182 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 199 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 31. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Stapler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Bradford City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b c Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City: A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. pp. 379, 392. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- ^ "Football - 1914 1915 Inter-League Match - English Football League XI 2 Irish Football League XI 1". Imago. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C.: A Statistical History. Tony Brown. ISBN 9781899468157.
- ^ a b "History of Cleckheaton". Bradford Premier Cricket League. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Irvine Boocock | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Raw, David (15 June 2006). Bradford Pals. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-1263-5.
- ^ "News in Brief". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 18 November 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Bradford City Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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