John Cooke (footballer, born 1878)

John Alfred Cooke (1878 – 10 August 1909) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County as an outside left.[1][3]

John Cooke
Personal information
Full name John Alfred Cooke[1]
Date of birth 1878[1]
Place of birth Mansfield, England[1]
Date of death (1909-08-10)10 August 1909 (aged 30)[2]
Place of death Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1898 Mansfield Wesleyans
1898–1900 Derby County 11 (2)
Total 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cooke made 11 appearances in the Football League First Division for Derby County, scoring twice. His debut was on 20 April 1899, at home to Nottingham Forest, and the remaining 10 matches came in the first half of the 1899–1900 season.[4]

Cooke drowned on 10 August 1909 while swimming in a deep mill dam at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d John Cooke at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b "Drowning season". Evening Express and Evening Mail. Cardiff. 11 August 1909. p. 3.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "John Alfred Cooke". 11v11.com. AS Enterprises. Retrieved 8 March 2021.