Tony Cook (footballer, born 1976)

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Tony Cook
Personal information
Full name Anthony Cook [1]
Date of birth (1976-09-17) 17 September 1976 (age 46) [1]
Place of birth Hemel Hempstead, England [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
Colchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994 Colchester United 2 (0)
Berkhamsted Town
1995–1996 Wivenhoe Town 8 (0)
1996 Hemel Hempstead Town
1996–1997 Chelmsford City 8 (0)
Tring Athletic
Total2(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Cook (born 17 September 1976) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Colchester United.

Career

Born in Hemel Hempstead, Cook began his career at Queens Park Rangers when he was just 11 years old and then went on as a youth apprentice with Football League club Colchester United, making his debut for the first-team on 11 January 1994 in a Football League Trophy third round 1–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers, alongside fellow debutants Justin Booty, John Cheesewright and Grant Watts. He came on as a substitute for Booty. [1] [2] He made two appearances in the Football League, [3] the first coming on 30 April 1994 in a 3–1 home victory over Doncaster Rovers, a match in which he started, [4] and his final appearance came in the following game, a 2–0 away defeat to Carlisle United, coming on for Steve Ball. [5]

After leaving Colchester, Cook went on to play for a number of non-league clubs including Berkhamsted Town, Wivenhoe Town, Hemel Hempstead Town, Chelmsford City and Tring Athletic. [1]

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References

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  2. "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  3. "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  4. "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 3–1 Doncaster Rovers". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. "Colchester United - Match details - Carlisle United 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.