Paul Cooper (footballer, born 1957)

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Paul Cooper
Personal information
Full name Paul Terence Cooper
Date of birth (1957-07-12) 12 July 1957 (age 65)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death 28 February 2020
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1977 Huddersfield Town 2 (0)
1977–1978 Grimsby Town 3 (0)
Nuneaton Borough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Terence Cooper (born 12 July 1957 in Birmingham) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Huddersfield Town [1] and Grimsby Town. [2]

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References

  1. "Huddersfield Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. "Grimsby Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 October 2009.