James B. Cook (10 September 1885 – 1 December 1971) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James B. Cook | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1885[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kilbirnie, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 December 1971 (aged 86)[2] | ||
| Place of death | River Forest, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1908 | Grimsby Town | 8 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | (0) |
| 1909 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editCook played for various Scottish clubs before moving south in 1906 to sign with Grimsby Town of the Football League Second Division.[4] He played eight games for the "Mariners" and then signed with Plymouth Argyle in 1908 alongside teammate Tommy Hakin.[1][5] He made his debut on 16 September 1908, in a 1–0 victory over Brentford at Home Park.[1] He played fifteen games in the 1908–09 season, ten times in the Southern League Division One and five times in the Western League Division One.[1] He was described by the Argyle handbook as "speedy, dashing and able to centre with accuracy", but was released at the end of the campaign.[1]
Personal life
editCook emigrated to the United States in August 1909,[6] settling in Chicago where he worked for General Motors. He later founded and served as President of the Kloster Steel Corporation.[7] He died on 1 December 1971 after suffering a heart attack while driving his car which then collided with a tree in River Forest, Illinois.[2] Cook was pronounced dead on arrival at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ a b "James B. Cook". Chicago Tribune. 3 December 1971. Sect. 2, p. 20. Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Newspapers com.
- ^ James Cook at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 28. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- ^ "Grimsby Town". Cricket and Football Field. 22 August 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 18 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Saturday's Sports". Scottish Referee. 30 August 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 18 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "United States Tour 1954". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Steel Chief Dies". Chicago Tribune. 2 December 1971. Sect. 3, p. 12. Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Newspapers.com.