Horace Cope Explained

Horace Cope
Birth Date:24 May 1899
Birth Place:Treeton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Position:Left back
Years1:1919–1926
Years2:1926–1933
Years3:1933–1936
Clubs3:Bristol Rovers
Caps2:100
Goals2:16

Horace Cope (24 May 1899 – 4 October 1961) was an English footballer who played at left back.[1]

Cope spent six years at Arsenal after joining from Notts County for £3,125 in December 1926. He was a regular in his first two-and-a-half seasons at the club. In total, he made 76 starts at Arsenal, but missed the club's 1927 FA Cup Final defeat to Cardiff through injury after playing most of the season. He joined Bristol Rovers for £1,500 in July 1933.

Honours

As a player

Arsenal

Notes and References

  1. News: Horace Cope . 14 November 2018 . Arsenal.com.