Jack Cooper (English footballer)
John Denman Cooper (25 February 1889 — 1952) was a footballer who played for Barnsley and Newport County. He was a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Denman Cooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1952 (aged 64–65) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sutton Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1920 | Barnsley | 172 | (0) |
| 1920–1922 | Newport County | 81 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editCooper was a member of the Barnsley side who won the FA Cup in 1912[3] beating West Bromwich Albion in the replay after the first match ended goalless. He fumbled a save in the first fifteen minutes of the first match and was saved from embarrassment by a lack of WBA forwards.[4] In the replay he made an important save, diving onto his side, to save a quick shot from Bob Pailor, the WBA centre forward,[5] though the ball was finally cleared by Bob Glendinning.
In 1920, Cooper signed for Newport County.[1] On 16 October 1920, Cooper was punched to the ground after confronting Millwall supporters throwing missiles at him. Millwall's ground, The Den, was closed for two weeks as a result.[6]
Honours
editBarnsley
References
edit- ^ a b "Player Details: Jack Cooper". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Barnsley". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "fa-cupfinals.co.uk". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
- ^ "The Cup Final", Manchester Guardian, p. 3, 22 April 1912
- ^ "Barnsley's Victory", Manchester Guardian, p. 4, 25 April 1912
- ^ "Millwall: 82 years of shame". The Guardian. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2021.