Eddie Cooper (footballer)

Edward Cooper was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop, Newcastle United and Notts County as an outside right.[1]

Eddie Cooper
Personal information
Full name Edward Cooper[1]
Date of birth 1891
Place of birth Walsall, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1912 Stafford Rangers
1912–1913 Glossop 24 (5)
1913–1920 Newcastle United 45 (2)
1920 Notts County 4 (0)
Stafford Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Cooper served as a corporal in the West Yorkshire Regiment and the Royal Engineers during the First World War.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1912–13[3] First Division 9 1 0 0 9 1
1913–14[3] 14 0 0 0 14 0
1914–15[3] 11 0 1 0 12 0
1919–20[3] 11 1 0 0 11 1
Career total 45 2 1 0 46 2

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 65. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Edward Cooper". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 September 2020.