Willie Cook (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Lawrence Cook[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | June 1981 | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dundee North End | ? | (?) | |
| ?–1928 | Forfar Athletic | ? | (?) |
| 1925–1928 | Dundee | ? | (?) |
| 1928–1935 | Bolton Wanderers | 234 | (35) |
| 1936 | Blackpool | 19 | (1) |
| 1937 | Reading | 33 | (2) |
| 1939–? | Dundee | ? | (?) |
| 1941 | → Dundee United (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1926–1927 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| 1934 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William Lawrence "Willie" Cook (11 March 1906 – 1981) was a Scottish professional footballer. An outside left, he began his senior career with Forfar Athletic before joining Dundee in 1925.[2] Cook spent much of his career with Football League club Bolton Wanderers, making 234 League appearances and scoring 35 goals for the Trotters. While at Bolton, he won three caps for the Scottish national team.[3] He later played for Blackpool and Reading before rejoining Dundee in 1939. After the club temporarily closed down due to the Second World War, Cook made several guest appearances for neighbours Dundee United during 1941.[2]
References
- ↑ "William Cook". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- 1 2 Gracie, Steve (2008). A Passion for Survival. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 300. ISBN 978 0 9558341 0 3.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 59. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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