Wilf Cooke Explained

Wilf Cooke
Fullname:Wilfred Hudson Cooke
Birth Date:5 October 1915
Birth Place:Crewe, England
Death Place:Whitby, England
Height:5 ft 7 in[1]
Position:Inside forward
Youthclubs1:Leeds United
Years1:1935–1938
Clubs1:Bradford City
Caps1:21
Goals1:2
Years2:1938–1939
Clubs2:Leeds United
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1939–1946
Clubs3:Fulham
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1946
Clubs4:Crewe Alexandra
Caps4:12
Goals4:2
Clubs5:Nantwich Town
Totalcaps:33
Totalgoals:4

Wilfred Hudson Cooke (5 October 1915 – 18 December 1985) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Born in Crewe, Cooke played for Leeds United and Bradford City.[2] For Bradford City he made 21 appearances in the Football League, scoring 2 goals; he also scored 1 goal in 2 FA Cup appearances.[3] He later played for Fulham. Known as Jimmy, he was on the books of Crewe Alexandra after the war, joining Nantwich Town as player-coach ahead of the inaugural season of the Mid-Cheshire League in 1948.[4] [5]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: Bradford City. Young players turn out well . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . vii . Newspapers.com.
  2. Frost, p. 393
  3. Frost, p. 381
  4. Book: Chatwin, Michael. Proud to be the Dabbers. Empire. 2009. 978-0956306807.
  5. Book: CHATWIN, MICHAEL.. ULTIMATE BOOK OF NANTWICH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB.. 2020. EMPIRE. 978-0-9563068-2-1. [S.l.]. 1199329275.