Andy Cooke
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| Andy Cooke | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Cooke | |
| Date of birth | 20 January 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992–1995 1995–2000 2000–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006 2006–2008 |
Newtown Burnley Stoke City Busan I'cons Bradford City → Darlington (loan) Shrewsbury Town |
80 (35) 172 (51) 88 (21) 42 (19) 37 (5) 14 (3) 48 (15) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andrew "Andy" Cooke (born 20 January 1974 in Shrewsbury) is an English professional football striker who is currently without a club after being released by Shrewsbury Town.
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[edit] Career
[edit] 1992-2006
After beginning at Welsh amateur club Newtown, Cooke started his professional career at Burnley, making 172 league appearances and scoring 51 goals. He joined Stoke City in 2000 and made 88 league appearances, scoring 21 goals, before moving to South Korean club Pusan I'cons in 2003.
On his return to England in January 2005, Cooke signed for Bradford City, playing 37 games and scoring 5 goals. He had a three-month spell on loan at Darlington before signing for Shrewsbury.
[edit] Shrewsbury
Cooke made his Shrewsbury début on 26 August 2006 as a half-time substitute for Kelvin Langmead in a 1–0 defeat at Bristol Rovers. He started the next match, a 0–1 vs Lincoln City, and in his third match scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Stockport County.
On 1 January 2007 Cooke scored his 100th professional goal during a 4–2 win over Stockport County. He also scored a hat-trick in that game, giving him the distinction of having achieved this feat both home and away against Stockport County in the 2006–07 season. Having failed to score for three months, Cooke came on as a substitute in the League Two playoff semi-final second leg to score both goals in a 2–0 aggregate victory over MK Dons.
At the end of the season, Cooke was offered a new one-year contract, but warned by boss Gary Peters that he would not be guaranteed a regular place in the first-team squad. Cooke decided to stay with Shrewsbury, and Peters went on to say that it would not surprise him if he ended the season as the team's top goalscorer.[1]
Cooke scored twice in Shrewsbury's 2007–08 opening day victory at Lincoln City, but then sustained a hamstring injury in a Carling Cup fixture against Colchester United three days later.[2] He resumed full training in early December, and his comeback was complete when he returned to first-team action on 26 December 2007.[3] Although he only played the first half against Stockport County, Cooke marked his return with a goal, his seventh in his last three games against that opposition.
On 31 January 2008, Cooke was set to sign a one-and-a-half year contract with Notts County, but the deal fell through because of a "late hitch".[4]
On 15 April 2008 Cooke was released by Shrewsbury by mutual consent, after being informed his contract would not be renewed.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Cooke signs new Shrews deal. Shropshire Star. Retrieved on July 10, 2007.
- ^ Cookey Out?. ShrewsWeb (registration required). Retrieved on August 18, 2007.
- ^ Andy Cooke. ShrewsWeb (registration required). Retrieved on December 13, 2007.
- ^ Notts Move For Cooke Falls Through. www.nottscountyfc.co.uk (registration required). Retrieved on January 31, 2008.
- ^ Shrews striker Cooke leaves club. BBC Sport. Retrieved on April 14, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Andy Cooke career stats at Soccerbase
- Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net
- k-league personal record - 쿠키2 (Korean)
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cooke, Andy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cooke, Andrew |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974-01-20 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shrewsbury, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
