Robbie Cooke
English footballer born 1957
Robert Leslie Cooke (16 February 1957 – August 2021) was an English footballer and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Leslie Cooke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Date of death | August 2021 (aged 64)[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1975 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Mansfield Town | 15 | (1) |
| 1978–1980 | Grantham | 78 | (65) |
| 1980–1983 | Peterborough United | 114 | (51) |
| 1983 | → Luton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Cambridge United | 65 | (14) |
| 1984–1985 | → Brentford (loan) | ||
| 1985–1987 | Brentford | 124 | (53) |
| 1987–1988 | Millwall | 4 | (1) |
| 1988–1991 | Kettering Town | 95 | (49) |
| 1991 | Grantham Town | 10 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | Northampton Spencer | ||
| 1992–1993 | Bourne Town | ||
| National team | |||
| England C | 2 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Warboys Town | |||
| 1998–2000 | Kettering Town (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Cooke played as a forward in the Football League. He played for Peterborough United and Brentford.
He managed Warboys Town and later became a scout.
Career statistics
change| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 1980–81[4] | Fourth Division | 46 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 56 | 29 | |
| 1981–82[4] | 46 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4[a] | 3 | 55 | 31 | ||
| 1982–83[4] | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4[b] | 1 | 33 | 11 | ||
| Total | 114 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 144 | 71 | ||
| Brentford | 1984–85[5] | Third Division | 24 | 12 | — | — | 7[c] | 4 | 31 | 16 | ||
| 1985–86[5] | 44 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 51 | 18 | ||
| 1986–87[5] | 40 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[c] | 4 | 48 | 25 | ||
| 1987–88[5] | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Total | 124 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 150 | 64 | ||
| Millwall | 1987–88[6] | Second Division | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 242 | 105 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 299 | 136 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Group Cup
- ↑ 3 appearances and 1 goal in Football League Trophy, 1 appearance in Northamptonshire Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in Full Members Cup
Honours
changeGrantham
- Southern League First Division North: 1978–79[7]
Northampton Spencer
- United Counties League Premier Division: 1991–92[7]
Individual
- Grantham Supporters' Player of the Year: 1978–79[7]
- Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year: 1980–81[8]
References
change- ↑ "Robbie Cooke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ @CambridgeUtdFC (August 7, 2021). "We are deeply saddened today to hear the news of former U Robbie Cooke's passing. 🙏 The striker made 65 appearances for the Club between 1983–1985. 💛🖤 Rest in Peace, Robbie. #CamUTD" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Robbie Cooke's Matches For Peterborough". UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 398–399. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "Millwall Stats 1987–88". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Cooke, Robbie (1957 – )". Grantham Matters. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. Random House. p. 143. ISBN 0-09-179135-9.
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