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John Cooke
Personal information
Full name John Cooke
Date of birth (1962-04-25) 25 April 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Salford, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1985 Sunderland 55 (4)
1984–1985 → Carlisle 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 (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

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

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

He joined his former club Sunderland as kit manager in January 1994 and was still in post as of April 2020. 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.

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "Backroom staff: John Cooke". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010.
  6. John Cooke – FIFA 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".


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