Josh Cooke (footballer)

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Josh Cooke
Personal information
Full name Joshua Ian Ron Cooke [1]
Date of birth (1997-02-04) 4 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2011–2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2013–2015 Swindon Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Swindon Town 4 (0)
2015 → Staines Town (loan) 8 (1)
2015 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 → Gloucester City (loan) 5 (3)
2016 AFC Telford United 1 (0)
2016 Alvechurch
2016–2017 Sutton Coldfield Town
2017–2018 Stourbridge
2018 Stratford Town
2018–2019 Wolverhampton Sporting
2019 Stourport Swifts
2019 Romulus
2019–2020 Boldmere St Michaels
2020 Chasetown
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Joshua Ian Ron Cooke (born 4 February 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward.

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Playing career

Josh Cooke became a scholar at Swindon Town in the summer of 2013. [2] On 25 April 2015, the centre-forward made his professional football debut as a second-half substitute in the League One game against Preston North End. [3]

In March 2015, Cooke joined Conference South side Staines Town on a one-month loan deal. [4] On 10 March 2015, Cooke made his Staines Town debut in their 2–1 away defeat against Bishop's Stortford, replacing Elliott Buchanan in the 73rd minute. [5] A month later, Cooke scored his first and only goal for Staines in their 2–1 victory over Weston-super-Mare. [6] On 10 August 2015, Cooke joined recently relegated National League side Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan. [7] Throughout Cooke's loan spell at the club, he failed to register a single start, making six substitute appearances before returning to Swindon at the end of the month. [4] Following a frustrating loan spell at Cheltenham, Cooke joined National League North side Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal in October 2015. [8] On 3 October 2015, Cooke made his Gloucester City debut in their 1–0 home defeat against Harrogate Town, featuring for 72 minutes before being replaced by Joe Parker. [9] A few weeks later, Cooke scored his first league goal for the club in their 1–0 victory over Corby Town, netting the winner in the 66th minute. [10]

On 11 May 2016, it was announced that Cooke would leave Swindon upon the expiry of his current deal. [11]

Following his release from Swindon, Cooke joined National League North side AFC Telford United in August 2016. [4] On 13 September 2016, Cooke made his first and only appearance for Telford in their 3–0 away defeat against his former club; Gloucester City. [12]

Preceding short spells at Continental Star, Alvechurch and Sutton Coldfield Town, Cooke joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Stourbridge in March 2017. [13]

On 7 August 2018, it was confirmed that Cooke had joined Stratford Town from Stourbridge. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 March 2017.
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 2014–15 [4] League One 2000000020
2015–16 [4] League One2000000020
Total4000000040
Staines Town (loan) 2014–15 [4] Conference South 8100—0081
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2015–16 [4] National League 6000—0060
Gloucester City (loan)2015–16 [4] National League North 5321—0073
AFC Telford United 2016–17 [4] National League North1000—0010
Alvechurch 2016–17 [15] Northern Premier League Division One South 2100—0020
Career total263210000284

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    2. ↑ "Five Offered Pro Deals". Swindon Town F.C.
    3. ↑ "Preston 3–0 Swindon (BBC Match Report)". BBC Football.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "J. Cooke". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    5. ↑ "Bishop's Stortford vs. Staines Town". Soccerway. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    6. ↑ "Weston-super-Mare vs. Staines Town". Soccerway. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    7. ↑ "Striker Josh Cooke joins Cheltenham Town on loan from Swindon Town". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    8. ↑ "Tigers Borrow Cooke for a Month". Pitchero Non-League. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    9. ↑ "Gloucester City vs. Harrogate Town". Soccerway. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    10. ↑ "Gloucester City vs. Corby Town". Soccerway. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    11. ↑ "Seven extend contracts at SN1". Swindon Town Official Site. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    12. ↑ "Gloucester City vs. AFC Telford United". Soccerway. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    13. ↑ "Double swoop for Stourbridge". Non League Daily. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    14. ↑ "Stratford Town bolster squad with four new signings ahead of big kick-off". Stratford-Herald.com. 7 August 2018.
    15. ↑ "Joshua Cooke". Alvechurch Official Site. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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