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Paul Cook (footballer)

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

Paul Anthony Cook (born February 22, 1967 in Liverpool) is an English former footballer and the current manager of Chesterfield. He played for 23 years for many different clubs.

Paul Cook
Cook as manager of Wigan Athletic in 2018
Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Cook[1]
Date of birth (1967-02-22) 22 February 1967 (age 57)[1]
Place of birth Kirkby,[2] England
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chesterfield (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 Marine 0 (0)
1984–1988 Wigan Athletic 83 (14)
1988–1989 Norwich City 6 (0)
1989–1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers 193 (19)
1994–1996 Coventry City 37 (3)
1996–1997 Tranmere Rovers 60 (4)
1997–1999 Stockport County 49 (3)
1999 → Burnley (loan) 12 (1)
1999–2003 Burnley 135 (11)
2001–2002 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 6 (0)
2003–2006 Accrington Stanley 62 (1)
Total 643 (56)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Southport
2007–2012 Sligo Rovers
2012 Accrington Stanley
2012–2015 Chesterfield
2015–2017 Portsmouth
2017–2020 Wigan Athletic
2021 Ipswich Town
2022– Chesterfield
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Playing statistics

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Source:[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wigan Athletic 1984–85 Third Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1985–86 Third Division 13 2 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 17 2
1986–87 Third Division 27 4 4 0 1 0 2[a] 1 34 5
1987–88 Third Division 41 8 2 0 3 0 1[a] 0 47 8
Total 83 14 7 0 4 0 6 1 101 15
Norwich City 1988–89 First Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 6 0
1989–90 First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1989–90 Second Division 28 2 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 30 2
1990–91 Second Division 42 6 0 0 2 0 2[b] 1 46 7
1991–92 Second Division 43 8 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 47 8
1992–93 First Division 44 1 2 0 2 1 2[c] 0 50 2
1993–94 First Division 36 2 3 0 1 0 1[c] 0 41 2
Total 193 19 7 0 7 1 7 1 214 21
Coventry City 1994–95 Premier League 34 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 40 3
1995–96 Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 37 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 43 3
Tranmere Rovers 1995–96 First Division 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
1996–97 First Division 36 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 41 3
1997–98 First Division 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 0
Total 60 4 1 0 8 0 0 0 69 4
Stockport County 1997–98 First Division 25 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 3
1998–99 First Division 24 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 27 0
Total 49 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 53 3
Burnley (loan) 1998–99 Second Division 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Burnley 1999–2000 Second Division 44 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 49 5
2000–01 First Division 40 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 46 3
2001–02 First Division 28 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 30 5
2002–03 First Division 23 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 32 1
Total 147 12 13 3 9 0 0 0 169 15
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2001–02 Second Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Accrington Stanley 2003–04 Football Conference 34 1 6 0 0 0 1[d] 0 41 1
2004–05 Football Conference 24 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 26 0
2005–06 Football Conference 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 62 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 71 1
Career total 643 56 39 3 33 1 18 2 723 62
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 20 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Southport 13 June 2006 3 January 2007 28 5 8 15 017.86 [5][6]
Sligo Rovers 27 April 2007 13 February 2012 203 95 52 56 046.80 [7][8]
Accrington Stanley 13 February 2012 25 October 2012 33 8 7 18 024.24 [9]
Chesterfield 25 October 2012 12 May 2015 145 65 36 44 044.83 [10][11][9]
Portsmouth 12 May 2015 31 May 2017 107 52 27 28 048.60 [9]
Wigan Athletic 31 May 2017 29 July 2020 155 64 41 50 041.29 [9]
Ipswich Town 2 March 2021 4 December 2021 44 13 17 14 029.55 [9]
Chesterfield 10 February 2022 Present 126 70 21 35 055.56 [9]
Total 841 372 209 260 044.23

Honours

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Player

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Burnley

Accrington Stanley

Individual

Manager

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Sligo Rovers

Chesterfield

Portsmouth

Wigan Athletic

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Paul Cook". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ↑ "Paul Cook:Portsmouth attempt to keep boss after Wigan Athletic offer". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  4. ↑ Paul Cook at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Cook appointed Southport manager". BBC Sport. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Paul Cook". Southport F.C. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Paul Cook". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sligo Rovers FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "Managers: Paul Cook". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Chesterfield appoint Accrington boss Paul Cook". BBC Sport. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Paul Cook: Portsmouth appoint Chesterfield boss as manager". BBC Sport. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "England 1999–2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "England 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Wolvers Heroes – Player of the Year". www.wolvesheroes.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Sporting Fingal 2–1 Sligo Rovers". World Football. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Sligo Rvrs 0–0 Shamrock Rvrs AET (2–0 penalties)". RTÉ Sport. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "As It Happened: Shelbourne 1–1 Sligo (pens: 1–4)". RTÉ Sport. 6 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  18. ↑ "Sligo Rovers 1–0 Monaghan Utd". RTÉ Sport. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "Chesterfield 2–1 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  20. ↑ "Chesterfield 3–0 Boreham Wood: Spireites seal promotion back to the Football League". BBC Sport. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Chesterfield 1–3 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  22. ↑ "Portsmouth 6–1 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  23. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  24. ↑ "Cook named Manager of the Month". npower Football League. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "The winners of the Sky Bet EFL Manager and Player of the Month awards for April 2017 have been announced". efl.com. 5 May 2017.
  26. ↑ "Paul Cook – League Managers Association". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  27. ↑ "Paul Cook named Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month". efl.com. EFL. 8 September 2017.
  28. ↑ "Manager of the Month: Paul Cook – Wigan Athletic". efl.com. EFL. 6 April 2018.
  29. ↑ "Manager of the Month: Paul Cook – Wigan Athletic". efl.com. EFL. 4 May 2018.
  30. ↑ "Vanarama National League's Monthly Award Winners Announced!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  31. ↑ "Cook Collects First Award Of Many As Tolaj Takes Chance". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.



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