Henry Cockburn (footballer)

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Henry Cockburn
Full name	Henry Cockburn
Date of birth	September 14, 1923
Place of birth	Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Date of death	February 4, 2004 (aged 80)
Playing position	Left-back
Youth clubs
	Goslings
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1946-1954 1954-1956	Manchester United Bury Peterborough United Corby Town Sankey's	243 (4) 035 (0)
National team
1946-1951	England	013 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Henry Cockburn (born September 14, 1923 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire; died February 4, 2004), was an English professional footballer. He represented England at international level, playing 13 times for his country. He also played once for the England B team.

Cockburn joined Manchester United as a junior, turning professional in August 1944. However, because of World War II, he had to wait until 1946 for his league debut. He also made his England debut against Northern Ireland that year.

With United, Cockburn won the 1948 FA Cup and the 1952 league title. He left United in October 1954, joining Bury where he ended his league career after two seasons. He subsequently played for Peterborough United, Corby Town and Sankey's.

After retiring as a player, Cockburn later worked as assistant trainer at Oldham Athletic and assistant and then senior coach at Huddersfield Town.

v • d • e England squad - 1950 FIFA World Cup

GK Ditchburn • GK Williams • DF Aston • DF Eckersley • DF Ramsey • DF Scott • DF Taylor • DF Wright • MF Baily • MF Cockburn • MF Dickinson • MF Hughes • MF Nicholson • MF Watson • FW Bentley • FW Finney • FW Mannion • FW Milburn • FW Mortensen • FW Mullen • Coach: Winterbottom