| John Cooke | |
| Fullname: | John Cooke |
| Birth Date: | 25 April 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Salford, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Years1: | 1979–1985 |
| Clubs1: | Sunderland |
| Caps1: | 55 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 1984–1985 |
| Clubs2: | → Carlisle United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1985 |
| Clubs3: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1985–1988 |
| Clubs4: | Carlisle United |
| Caps4: | 106 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Years5: | 1988–1990 |
| Clubs5: | Stockport County |
| Caps5: | 58 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 1990–1992 |
| Clubs6: | Chesterfield |
| Caps6: | 53 |
| Goals6: | 8 |
| Clubs7: | Gateshead |
| Clubs8: | Spennymoor United |
| Totalcaps: | 278 |
| Totalgoals: | 32 |
John Cooke (born 25 April 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Born in Salford, Cooke played for Sunderland, Carlisle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Carlisle United, Stockport County, Chesterfield, Gateshead,[2] and Spennymoor United.
Cooke also made three appearances for England at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.[3]
He joined his former club Sunderland as kit manager in January 1994 and was still in post .[4] [5] 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.[6]