Jimmy Cooper (footballer)

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Jimmy Cooper
Personal information
Full name James Thomson Cooper [1]
Date of birth (1939-12-28) 28 December 1939 (age 83) [2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19??–1960 Ardeer Thistle
1960–196? Raith Rovers 8 (0)
196?–1962 Airdrieonians 9 (2)
1962–1965 Brighton & Hove Albion 41 (6)
1965–1966 Hartlepools United 19 (1)
1966 Addington
1967–19?? Cape Town City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Thomson Cooper (born 28 December 1939), commonly known as Jim or Jimmy Cooper, is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers and Airdrieonians and in the English Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Hartlepools United. [3] [2]

Life and career

Cooper was born in Glasgow in 1939. [2] A right-footed winger with considerable pace, he joined Raith Rovers from junior club Ardeer Thistle in December 1965. [3] He made nine appearances in the 1960–61 Scottish Division One season as his team finished just above the relegation places, and the following season he scored twice from eight appearances for Airdrieonians as they avoided the drop by an even narrower margin. [3] [4] After a trial, Cooper signed for English club Brighton & Hove Albion, newly relegated to the Football League Third Division. He played in around half the matches as the team suffered a second consecutive relegation, and a similar number in 1963–64. After his third season was spent entirely in the reserves, [1] in the 1965–66 season he signed for Hartlepools United, where he made 22 appearances under manager Brian Clough in all competitions, [5] and then moved into South African football with Addington and Cape Town City. [1] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 61–62. ISBN   978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jimmy Cooper". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – C". Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 140. Archived from the original (DOC) on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (6 June 2008). "Scotland 1960/61" and "Scotland 1961/62". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jimmy Cooper". PoolStats. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Results – Teams – Scorers" (PDF). South African Soccer Monthly. Vol. 5, no. 3. April 1967. p. 28 – via expro.co.za.


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