Gary Cooper (footballer, born 1965)

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Gary Cooper
Personal information
Full name Gary Cooper [1]
Date of birth (1965-11-20) 20 November 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1986 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
1985Brentford (loan) 10 (0)
1986–1989 Fisher Athletic [2] 48 (3)
1989–1991 Maidstone United 60 (7)
1991–1993 Peterborough United 90 (10)
1993–1996 Birmingham City 62 (2)
1996–1997 Welling United [3] 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Cooper (born 20 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer born in Hammersmith, London, who played as a midfielder or defender. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League playing for Queens Park Rangers, Brentford, Maidstone United, Peterborough United and Birmingham City. [4] Cooper played for England at youth level. [1]

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Honours

Fisher Athletic [1]

Birmingham City [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 79. ISBN   978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. Source includes Football Conference statistics only, not Southern League: Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference. Tony Williams Publications. p. 259. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7.
  3. Harman. Alliance to Conference. pp. 719, 723.
  4. "Gary Cooper". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

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