Charlie Cooke

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Charlie Cooke
Cooke circa 1980
Personal information
Full name Charles Cooke[1]
Date of birth (1942-10-14) 14 October 1942 (age 81)
Place of birth St Monans, Fife, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
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)
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)
1965–1975 Scotland 16 (0)
Managerial career
1980 Memphis Rogues
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

Cooke began his professional career with Aberdeen in 1960 and 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

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

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 with the Los Angeles Aztecs (c. 1976–78)

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

He was a Scotland international, winning 16 caps.[2] He made his debut in a 4–1 win over Wales in 1965 and played his final match in 1975 against Portugal.[2]

Post-playing career

In 1980, 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.

He now runs a soccer school in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2006, his autobiography The Bonnie Prince, written with Martin Knight, was published.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5][6][7]
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1960–61
Scottish Division One
 32 10 2 0 5 0 0 0 39 10
1961–62 29 5 5 0 5 2 0 0 39 7
1962–63 27 8 3 0 6 0 0 0 36 8
1963–64 22 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 30 3
1964–65 15 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 21 2
Total 125 27 14 0 26 3 0 0 165 30
Dundee 1964–65
Scottish Division One
 18 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 7
1965–66 26 4 2 0 6 0 0 0 34 4
Total 44 11 3 0 6 0 0 0 53 11
Chelsea 1965–66 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
1966–67 33 3 7 0 3 0 0 0 43 3
1967–68 41 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 47 5
1968–69 26 0 5 1 2 0 3 1 36 2
1969–70 35 4 6 0 3 1 0 0 44 5
1970–71 31 1 3 0 3 0 8 0 45 1
1971–72 38 2 3 1 7 1 4 0 52 4
1972–73 8 2 0 0 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 – – – – – – 29+ 0+
1973–74 Second Division 15 0 – – – – – – 15+ 0+
Total 44 0 - - - - - - 44+ 0+
Chelsea 1973–74 First Division 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
1974–75 39 5 1 0 4 1 0 0 44 6
1975–76 Second Division 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
1976–77 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1977–78 First Division 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 87 7 5 0 4 1 0 0 96 8
Los Angeles Aztecs 1976 NASL 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
1977 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
1978 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
Total 48 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 6
Memphis Rogues 1978 NASL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1979 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2
1980 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
Total 54 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 3
Memphis Rogues (indoor)
1979–80
 NASL Indoor 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3
Calgary Boomers (indoor)
1980–81
 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
California Surf 1981 NASL 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 3
Cleveland Force (indoor) 1981–82 MISL 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4
Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) 1985–86 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chelsea Total 299 22 34 3 23 4 17 1 373 30
Career total 693 83 51+ 3+ 55+ 7+ 17 1 816+ 94+

International

As of 14 September 2018[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1965 2 0
1966 2 0
1967 —
1968 4 0
1969 5 0
1970 —
1971 1 0
1972 —
1973 —
1974 —
1975 2 0
Total 16 0

Honours

Chelsea
  • 1969–70
  • 1970–71

References

  1. ^ "Charlie Cooke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Charlie Cooke at the Scottish Football Association
  3. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Players Appearances Ci-Co".
  5. ^ "Charlie Cooke | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Charlie Cooke". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Charlie Cooke soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

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