Billy Cook (26 June 1940 – 2 July 2017) was a footballer who played seven times for the Australia national association football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 July 2017 (aged 77) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Galston Amateurs | |||
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1961 | Kilmarnock | 10 | (0) |
| 1963–1969 | Slavia Melbourne | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965–1967 | Australia | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub career
editCook played his youth football for Galston Amateurs and Ardrossan Winton Rovers before signing with Kilmarnock in 1959. He played ten matches for Kilmarnock before moving to Australia to play for Melbourne team Slavia.[1][2]
International career
editCook represented Scotland once at under-14 level and twice at under-15 level.[3]
While playing at Slavia Cook came to the attention of the Australian selectors. Between 1965 and 1967 he played in seven full internationals for Australia, including two against Scotland, his country of birth.[1]
He also played for the Victorian state team on several occasions.[3]
Personal life
editCook died on 2 July 2017, aged 77.[4]
Honours
editSlavia Melbourne
- Australia Cup: 1963[5]
- Victoria State League: runner-up 1966[6]
- Dockerty Cup: 1964,[7] 1965,[3] 1967;[3] runner-up 1966[8]
- Victoria Ampol Cup: 1967[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Australian national men's football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "Australian Player Database - COM". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary - Billy Cook, footballer with Kilmarnock who had rare distinction of playing against Scotland". Herald Scotland. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Vale Billy Cook". Football Federation Australia. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "1963 Australia Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1966 Victorian Men's State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1964 Victorian Dockerty Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1966 Victorian Dockerty Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1967 Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.