Jamie Cook (footballer) explained

Jamie Cook
Fullname:James Steven Cook[1]
Birth Date:2 August 1979
Birth Place:Oxford, England
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:?–1997
Years1:1997–2001
Years2:2001–2003
Years3:2003–2004
Years4:2004
Years5:2005–2007
Years6:2007
Years7:2007–2009
Years8:2009–2010
Years9:2010–2011
Years10:2011–2012
Years11:2012–2014
Years12:2014–2016
Clubs1:Oxford United
Clubs2:Boston United
Clubs3:Stevenage Borough
Clubs4:Bath City (loan)
Clubs5:Witney United
Clubs6:Rushden & Diamonds
Clubs7:Crawley Town
Clubs8:Oxford United
Clubs9:Crawley Town
Clubs10:Bath City
Clubs11:Oxford City
Clubs12:North Leigh
Caps1:77
Goals1:7
Caps2:59
Goals2:7
Caps3:35
Goals3:2
Caps4:11
Goals4:3
Caps5:37
Goals5:25
Caps6:8
Goals6:1
Caps7:78
Goals7:33
Caps8:16
Goals8:3
Caps9:22
Goals9:2
Caps10:24
Goals10:1
Caps11:67
Goals11:23
Caps12:46
Goals12:18
Totalcaps:480
Totalgoals:125

James Steven Cook (born 2 August 1979) is an English footballer.

Career

Cook started his career with his hometown club Oxford United, where he played 77 times in the Football League, scoring seven goals. He then joined Boston United in February 2000, where he was a part of the team that beat Dagenham & Redbridge to the Conference title that season. The midfielder then had a spell with Conference side Stevenage Borough in 2002 before joining Bath City on loan.[2]

In 2005–06 he revived his football career with Hellenic League outfit Witney United scoring more than 30 goals before making a move to Rushden & Diamonds in January 2007, where he stayed for three months making 7 Conference appearances, scoring a single goal.[3]

Cook rejoined former Boston United manager Steve Evans at Crawley Town at the start of the 2007–08 season. On 19 January 2008, Cook scored a hat-trick in the 4–1 win over his former club Rushden & Diamonds.[4]

He went back to Oxford United for £5000 in a transfer funded by Oxford United fans, with Crawley desperate to reduce their wage bill due to financial difficulties, on 1 September 2009.[5] After scoring only three goals in 16 appearances, he left the club by mutual consent on 28 June 2010.[6] Although he was a target for Rushden & Diamonds,[7] he rejoined Crawley Town a day after leaving Oxford.[8] On 31 May 2011, he signed for Bath City.

Jamie is also the subject of the song "Jamie Cook" by the singer/songwriter Gavin Osborn which features on the album In The Twee Small Hours.[9]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United1997–98[10] 202100000212
1998–99[11] 191201000221
1999–2000[12] 293404030403
2000–01[13] 9100000091
Total777705030927
Boston United2000–01132000000132
2001–02[14] 303000000303
2002–03[15] 162101000182
Total597101000617
Stevenage2002–03121000000121
2003–04[16] 231100010251
Total352100010372
Rushden & Diamonds2006–07[17] 8100001091
Crawley Town2007–08[18] 40160000104116
2008–09[19] 32130000003213
2009–10[20] 5300000053
Total77320000107832
Oxford United2009–10163310000194
Crawley Town2010–11[21] 222500000272
Bath City2011–12[22] 241100000251
Oxford City2012–13[23] 35100000103610
2013–14214100000224
2014–151000000010
Total57141000105914
Career total37569191607040770

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 . 2003 . Queen Anne Press . 1-85291-651-6 . 94 .
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/3488892.stm Cook leaves Boro on loan
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/6233807.stm Rushden seal quartet of signings
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7184763.stm Crawley 4–1 Rushden & Diamonds
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/8230388.stm Fans pay for Cook's Oxford return
  6. http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~2080203,00.html Cook leaves The U's
  7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/8756338.stm Rushden & Diamonds target Oxford United's Jamie Cook
  8. http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1587 EXCLUSIVE – Star Striker Cook returns home to The Reds
  9. https://soundcloud.com/gavin-osborn/05-jamie-cook?in=gavin-osborn/sets/in-the-twee-small-hours Jamie Cook by Gavin Osborn on Soundcloud
  10. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 1997/1998 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-15.
  11. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 1998/1999 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-16.
  12. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 1999/2000 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-16.
  13. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 2000/2001 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-16.
  14. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 2001/2002 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-16.
  15. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 2002/2003 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-16.
  16. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 2003/2004 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-16.
  17. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats No Club Season 2006/2007 2007-2007 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-15.
  18. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 2007/2008 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-16.
  19. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 2008/2009 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-16.
  20. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 2009/2010 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-16.
  21. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 2010/2011 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-15.
  22. Web site: Jamie Cook Football Stats Bath City Season 2011/2012 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-08-15.
  23. Web site: England – J. Cook – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway. int.soccerway.com. 2019-08-15.