Micky Cook (footballer, born 1950)

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Micky Cook
Personal information
Full name Michael John Cook [1]
Date of birth (1950-01-25) 25 January 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth Belmont, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
?–1968 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1969 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
1969–1970 Brentford 20 (4)
1970–1971 Folkestone
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael J. Cook (born 25 January 1950) [2] is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a forward. He began his youth career at Crystal Palace and signed professional terms in February 1968. [2] He made just one League appearance in May of that year [3] and in August 1969 [2] moved on to Brentford where he played 20 times in season 1969–1970 (scoring four goals) before moving into non-league football with Folkestone. [4]

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References

  1. "Micky Cook". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 320. ISBN   0907969542.
  3. Purkiss & Sands 1990, p. 228–229.
  4. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 39. ISBN   978-0955294914.