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John Cooke (footballer, born 1962)

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John Cooke
Personal information
Full name John Cooke[1]
Date of birth (1962-04-25) 25 April 1962 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth Salford,[1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1985 Sunderland 55 (4)
1984–1985Carlisle United (loan) 6 (2)
1985 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1985–1988 Carlisle United 106 (11)
1988–1990 Stockport County 58 (7)
1990–1992 Chesterfield 53 (8)
Gateshead
Spennymoor United
Total 278 (32)
International career
1981 England U20[3] 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Cooke (born 25 April 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Career

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Born in Salford, Cooke played for Sunderland, Carlisle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Carlisle United, Stockport County, Chesterfield, Gateshead,[4] and Spennymoor United.[5]

Cooke also made three appearances for England at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.[6]

He joined his former club Sunderland as kit manager in January 1994 and was still in post as of April 2020.[5][7] He left the club in late 2020, with his son Jay Turner-Cooke, a Sunderland youth player, leaving the club to join rivals Newcastle United as a result.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "John Cooke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "England Matches - Under-20's 1981-2019". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  4. ^ "John Cooke". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Backroom staff: John Cooke". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010.
  6. ^ John CookeFIFA competition record (archived) Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Backroom staff". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. ^ "The explosive story behind Jay Turner-Cooke's move to Newcastle United from Sunderland".