Micky Cook (footballer, born 1951)

English footballer and manager For the Brentford player, see Micky Cook (footballer, born 1950).

Micky Cook
Personal information
Full name	Michael Cook
Date of birth	(1951-04-09) 9 April 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Enfield, England
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
	Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1984	Colchester United	614	(21)
Managerial career
1999	Colchester United (Caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Cook (born 9 April 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Cook spent his entire career with Colchester United, making 614 appearances in the Football League and holds the all-time club record for appearances. During his career he was part of the side which won the Watney Cup and that beat Leeds United in the FA Cup. After retiring he became a youth coach at Colchester as well as having a brief spell as caretaker manager in 1999. His time at the club was ended in 2004 when he was made redundant by the club. During his time as a youth coach he helped talents such as Lomana Tresor Lua Lua to develop.

References

"League Managers Association". www.leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
"Legend Cook axed by U's". 29 July 2004.
"U's legend Cook backs search for young talent".

External links

Micky Cook at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

Awards

v t e Colchester United F.C. – Hall of Fame
Players	Adcock Allinson Ames Cook Cram Crawford Curry Duguid Dunne English Foley Forbes Garvey Gibbs Gilchrist Gregory Hall Hunt Izzet Keeble King Kinsella Kurila Leslie Lewis Mahon McDonough Packer Simmons G. Smith N. Smith Stewart Walker Wright
Managers	Graham

Colchester United F.C. – Player of the Year

1965: Ames
1966: Hall
1967: Forbes
1968: Trevis
1969: Hall
1970: Jones
1971: Crawford
1972: Cook
1973: Mahon
1974: Harford
1975: Froggatt
1976: L. Smith
1977: Dowman
1978: Leslie
1979: Wignall
1980: Walker
1981: Walker
1982: Bremner
1983: Walker
1984: Wignall
1985: Chamberlain
1986: Osborne
1987: Hedman
1988: Hill
1989: Hill
1990: Marmon
1991: Barrett
1992: N. Smith
1993: Roberts
1994: Kinsella
1995: Whitton
1996: Kinsella
1997: Fry
1998: Wilkins
1999: Greene
2000: Greene
2001: Stockwell
2002: Duguid
2003: S. Brown
2004: White
2005: Baldwin
2006: W. Brown
2007: Cureton
2008: Jackson
2009: Hammond
2010: Williams
2011: Perkins
2012: Odejayi
2013: Ibehre
2014: Eastman
2015: Eastman
2016: Gilbey
2017: Dickenson
2018: Eastman
2019: Kent
2020: Eastman
2021: Chilvers
2022: George
2023: Tchamadeu
2024: Read

v t e Colchester United F.C. – managers
Davis (1937–39) Fieldus (1945–46) T. Fenton (1946–48) Allen (1948–53) Meades (1953) Butler (1953–55) Miller & Orrin (1955) B. Fenton (1955–63) Franklin (1963–68) Graham (1968–72) Mochan (1972) Smith (1972–75) B. Roberts (1975–82) Hunter (1982–83) Lea (1983–86) Walker (1986–87) Foley (1987) R. Brown (1987–88) Foley (1988–89) Wallace (1989) Foley (1989–90) Mills (1990) Atkins (1990–91) McDonough (1991–94) Burley (1994) D. Roberts (1994–95) Wignall (1995–99) Cook & Whitton (1999) Wadsworth (1999) Whitton (1999–2003) Williams (2003) Parkinson (2003–06) Williams (2006–08) Symons (2008) Lambert (2008–09) Dunne (2009) Boothroyd (2009–10) Ward (2010–12) Dunne (2012–14) Humes (2014–15) Hall & McGreal (2015) W. Brown (2015) Keen (2015–16) Wright (2016) Ball (2016) McGreal (2016–20) Ball (2020–21) W. Brown (2021) Mullins (2021–2022) W. Brown (2022) Ball (2022) Bloomfield (2022–23) Embleton (2023) Garner (2023) Etherington (2023) Marshall (2023) Etherington (2023–24) Cowley (2024–) (c) = caretaker manager

Colchester United F.C. – managers

Davis (1937–39)
Fieldus (1945–46)
T. Fenton (1946–48)
Allen (1948–53)
Meades (1953)
Butler (1953–55)
Miller & Orrin (1955)
B. Fenton (1955–63)
Franklin (1963–68)
Graham (1968–72)
Mochan (1972)
Smith (1972–75)
B. Roberts (1975–82)
Hunter (1982–83)
Lea (1983–86)
Walker (1986–87)
Foley (1987)
R. Brown (1987–88)
Foley (1988–89)
Wallace (1989)
Foley (1989–90)
Mills (1990)
Atkins (1990–91)
McDonough (1991–94)
Burley (1994)
D. Roberts (1994–95)
Wignall (1995–99)
Cook & Whitton (1999)
Wadsworth (1999)
Whitton (1999–2003)
Williams (2003)
Parkinson (2003–06)
Williams (2006–08)
Symons (2008)
Lambert (2008–09)
Dunne (2009)
Boothroyd (2009–10)
Ward (2010–12)
Dunne (2012–14)
Humes (2014–15)
Hall & McGreal (2015)
W. Brown (2015)
Keen (2015–16)
Wright (2016)
Ball (2016)
McGreal (2016–20)
Ball (2020–21)
W. Brown (2021)
Mullins (2021–2022)
W. Brown (2022)
Ball (2022)
Bloomfield (2022–23)
Embleton (2023)
Garner (2023)
Etherington (2023)
Marshall (2023)
Etherington (2023–24)
Cowley (2024–)

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