Mick Coop Explained

Mick Coop
Fullname:Michael Anthony Coop
Birth Date:1948 7, df=y
Birth Place:Grimsby, England
Position:Right back
Youthyears1:1963–1966
Youthclubs1:Coventry City
Years1:1966–1981
Years2:1974–1975
Years3:1979
Years4:1981–1982
Clubs1:Coventry City
Clubs2:York City (loan)
Clubs3:Detroit Express (loan)
Clubs4:Derby County
Clubs5:AP Leamington
Caps1:425
Caps2:4
Caps3:13
Caps4:18
Goals1:18
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:2
Years5:1984
Caps5:3
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:460
Totalgoals:20
Managerclubs1:Coventry City (assistant)

Michael Anthony Coop (born 10 July 1948) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a right back.

Born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Coop grew up in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, where he was an excellent school boy cricketer and footballer. He joined Coventry City F.C. as an apprentice in 1962. In January 1966, he turned professional with Coventry and soon made his first team debut. A run of poor form during the 1974-1975 season led to the exciting Graham Oakey replacing him on the back line and Coop went on loan to York City F.C. for four games. When he returned to Coventry, he regained his starting position.

In the summer of 1979, Coventry sent him on loan to the Detroit Express of the North American Soccer League. In July 1981, he transferred to Derby County F.C. for £20,000 where he played half a season before retiring in January 1982.[1] He later played a few games for AP Leamington. After retirement he worked as a coach at Coventry City and was an antiques dealer.

He and his wife live in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire.[2]

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  1. http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/tm_headline=top-flight-dazzlers-the-greatest-coventry-city-player-ever&method=full&objectid=20363919&siteid=50003-name_page.html Top flight dazzlers: The greatest Coventry City player ever
  2. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article484403.ece Caught in Time: Coventry win the Second Division title, 1967
  3. Web site: Coventry City Club History History Hall of Fame . 2012-07-22 . 2015-08-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722023422/http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10269~1030484%2C00.html . 22 July 2012 .