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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Alfred Cooke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1878[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mansfield, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 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
edit- ^ a b c d John Cooke at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Drowning season". Evening Express and Evening Mail. Cardiff. 11 August 1909. p. 3.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "John Alfred Cooke". 11v11.com. AS Enterprises. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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