Charlie Cooke

For the player born 1898, see Charles Cook (footballer, born 1898). For the player born 1972, see Charles Cook (footballer, born 1972).

Charlie Cooke
Cooke circa 1980
Personal information
Full name Charles Cooke[1]
Date of birth (1942-10-14) 14 October 1942 (age 82)
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

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

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After 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 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

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He 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

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In 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

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][7][8][9][10][11]
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

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
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

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Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Memphis Rogues[12] 1979 1980 54 18 0 36 033.33
Memphis Rogues (indoor)[12] 1979 1980 12 9 0 3 075.00
Wichita Wings (indoor)[6] 1986 30 January 1988 79 38 0 41 048.10
Total 145 65 0 80 044.83

Honours

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Club

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Chelsea

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Charlie Cooke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Played for Dundee and Aberdeen - Charlie Cooke". Dundee Football Club. 18 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Charlie Cooke at the Scottish Football Association
  5. ^ "Scotland U23 Player List". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b Barzegar, Rob (1998). Wichita Wings 1998-99 Souvenir Yearbook. Typed Letters Corporation.
  7. ^ "Players Appearances Ci-Co".
  8. ^ "Charlie Cooke | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  9. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Charlie Cooke". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Charlie Cooke soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Crystal Palace Player Database - Charlie Cooke". holmesdale.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Memphis Rogues 1980 Media Guide & Yearbook". sportsarchive.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
  14. ^ "Title Success and Europe (1960-1975)". Dundee Football Club Historical Trust. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Spain v Rest of the World, 27 September 1967". 11v11. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Annual awards". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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