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.[3] For Bradford City he made 21 appearances in the Football League, scoring 2 goals; he also scored 1 goal in 2 FA Cup appearances.[4] He later played for Fulham.[1][5] 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.[6][7]
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
- ^ a b "Wilf Cooke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Bradford City. Young players turn out well". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frost, p. 393
- ^ Frost, p. 381
- ^ Wilf Cooke at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Chatwin, Michael (2009). Proud to be the Dabbers. Empire. ISBN 978-0956306807.
- ^ CHATWIN, MICHAEL. (2020). ULTIMATE BOOK OF NANTWICH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB. [S.l.]: EMPIRE. ISBN 978-0-9563068-2-1. OCLC 1199329275.