Charles Cooke (born 14 October 1942) is a Scottish former footballer. He played as a winger for Aberdeen, Dundee, Chelsea and Crystal Palace, before ending his career in the United States.
 Cooke circa 1980 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Cooke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | St Monans, Fife, Scotland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Glasgow | |||
| Renfrew Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1964 | Aberdeen | 125 | (27) |
| 1964–1966 | Dundee | 44 | (11) |
| 1966–1972 | Chelsea | 212 | (15) |
| 1972–1974 | Crystal Palace | 44 | (0) |
| 1974–1978 | Chelsea | 87 | (7) |
| 1976–1978 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 48 | (6) |
| 1978–1980 | Memphis Rogues | 54 | (3) |
| 1979–1980 | Memphis Rogues (indoor) | 11 | (3) |
| 1980–1981 | Calgary Boomers (indoor) | 18 | (4) |
| 1981 | California Surf | 29 | (3) |
| 1981–1982 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 19 | (4) |
| 1985 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 693 | (83) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962–1965 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (3) |
| 1962–1968 | Scotland U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 1965–1975 | Scotland | 16 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Memphis Rogues | ||
| 1986–1988 | Wichita Wings | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAfter playing at youth level for Port Glasgow and Renfrew Juniors,[3] Cooke began his professional career with Aberdeen in 1960, making his first team debut on 13 August in a 4–3 Scottish League Cup victory over Ayr United.[2] He moved to Dundee in December 1964, where he was voted player of the year. He signed for Chelsea in April 1966 for a then club record of £72,000 as part of manager Tommy Docherty's restructuring of the Chelsea side. He made his debut in May 1966 during a 2–0 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup win over FC Barcelona. On his league debut the following season against West Ham United, Cooke waltzed past England's World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore en route to scoring the winner for Chelsea. Cooke took the place of Bert Murray on the right wing as several players were replaced owing to a growing rift between Docherty and his players. He proved a versatile player when the post World Cup tactics limited the use of wingers and he was often played in a deeper right midfield position behind Tommy Baldwin who had replaced George Graham in a direct swap between Chelsea and Arsenal. His debut season saw Chelsea reach the FA Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur (Cooke's cross had created Tony Hateley's winner for Chelsea in the semi-final against Leeds United). Cooke had a shot tipped over the bar by Pat Jennings early on, but Chelsea generally underperformed and lost 2–1.
In the early 1970s, Cooke was one of the star players in a flamboyant Chelsea side, alongside Peter Bonetti, Peter Osgood, Alan Hudson and Ian Hutchinson. They reached another FA Cup final, against Leeds United, in 1970. The first game ended 2–2 and, with Chelsea trailing 1–0 in the replay at Old Trafford with the clock running down, Cooke's run and chipped pass set up Osgood's equaliser with a diving header; Chelsea eventually won 2–1 after extra time. The Cup Winners' Cup was added in 1971 with a replayed win over Real Madrid in Athens. Chelsea reached a third consecutive cup final in 1972, this time the League Cup, and though Cooke again created the equaliser for Osgood, Chelsea lost to Stoke City.
He was sold to Crystal Palace shortly afterwards for £85,000 and made 44 appearances for the South London side, but returned to Chelsea a year later. By that stage, the club were in decline and were relegated in 1974–75, though Cooke's experience proved invaluable in helping manager and ex-teammate Eddie McCreadie's young side earn promotion again in 1976–77. In his two spells at Chelsea, Cooke made 373 appearances, scoring 30 goals.
Cooke left Chelsea for the second and final time in July 1978 to play for numerous American teams, including the Memphis Rogues, Los Angeles Aztecs and California Surf in the now-defunct NASL.
International career
editHe was a Scotland international, winning 16 caps.[4] He made his debut in a 4–1 win over Wales in 1965 and played his final match in 1975 against Portugal.[4] He also won 5 caps for the under-23 side between 1962 and 1968.[5]
Post-playing career
editIn 1979, he replaced his old Chelsea teammate, Eddie McCreadie, as the head coach of the Memphis Rogues. After new ownership moved the team to Calgary, Cooke himself moved to the California Surf where he played one last outdoor season. After this however, he continued to play in the indoor leagues, making his last appearance in the 1985–86 season for the Dallas Sidekicks, after which he took charge of the Wichita Wings.[6]
He now runs a soccer school in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2006, his autobiography The Bonnie Prince, written with Martin Knight, was published.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | Other Cups | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aberdeen | 1960–61 | Scottish Division One | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 39 | 10 | |
| 1961–62 | Scottish Division One | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 39 | 7 | ||
| 1962–63 | Scottish Division One | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | ||
| 1963–64 | Scottish Division One | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 1964–65 | Scottish Division One | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 125 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 3 | — | 165 | 30 | |||
| Dundee | 1964–65 | Scottish Division One | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| 1965–66 | Scottish Division One | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| Total | 44 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11 | ||
| Chelsea | 1965–66 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | ||
| 1967–68 | First Division | 41 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 47 | 5 | ||
| 1968–69 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 2 | |
| 1969–70 | First Division | 35 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 44 | 5 | ||
| 1970–71 | First Division | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 4 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 212 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 277 | 22 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1972–73 | First Division | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
| 1973–74 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 53 | 1 | |||
| Chelsea | 1973–74 | First Division | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| 1974–75 | First Division | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 44 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | Second Division | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 1976–77 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 96 | 8 | |||
| Los Angeles Aztecs | 1976 | NASL | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 1977 | NASL | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 1978 | NASL | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 6 | — | — | — | 48 | 6 | |||||
| Memphis Rogues | 1978 | NASL | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NASL | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 1980 | NASL | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 3 | — | — | — | 54 | 3 | |||||
| Memphis Rogues (indoor) | 1979–80 | NASL Indoor | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Calgary Boomers (indoor) | 1980–81 | NASL Indoor | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| California Surf | 1981 | NASL | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Cleveland Force (indoor) | 1981–82 | MISL | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 1985–86 | MISL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Chelsea Total | 299 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 373 | 30 | ||
| Career total | 693 | 83 | 55 | 4 | 66 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 831 | 95 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Memphis Rogues[12] | 1979 | 1980 | 54 | 18 | 0 | 36 | 33.33 |
| Memphis Rogues (indoor)[12] | 1979 | 1980 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 75.00 |
| Wichita Wings (indoor)[6] | 1986 | 30 January 1988 | 79 | 38 | 0 | 41 | 48.10 |
| Total | 145 | 65 | 0 | 80 | 44.83 | ||
Honours
editClub
editChelsea
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1970–71[13]
- FA Cup: 1969–70;[13] runner-up: 1966–67[13]
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1971–72[13]
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "Charlie Cooke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Played for Dundee and Aberdeen - Charlie Cooke". Dundee Football Club. 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Charlie Cooke at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Scotland U23 Player List". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b Barzegar, Rob (1998). Wichita Wings 1998-99 Souvenir Yearbook. Typed Letters Corporation.
- ^ "Players Appearances Ci-Co".
- ^ "Charlie Cooke | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Charlie Cooke". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Charlie Cooke soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Crystal Palace Player Database - Charlie Cooke". holmesdale.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Memphis Rogues 1980 Media Guide & Yearbook". sportsarchive.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
- ^ "Title Success and Europe (1960-1975)". Dundee Football Club Historical Trust. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Spain v Rest of the World, 27 September 1967". 11v11. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Annual awards". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Mid Cities Daily News - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Mid Cities Daily News - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 23 January 2014.
External links
edit- NASL/MISL stats
- Charlie Cooke, London Hearts Supporters' Club
- Charlie Cooke at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Charlie Cooke at the Scottish Football Association