Full name Billy Cook Name Billy Cook Playing position Role Footballer | Years Team Position Defender 1959–1961 Kilmarnock | |
Date of birth (1940-06-26) 26 June 1940 (age 75) Place of birth Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland | ||
Billy Cook (26 June 1940 – 2 July 2017) was a footballer who played seven times for the Australia national association football team.
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Club career
Cook played his youth football for Galston Amateurs and Ardrossan Winton Rovers before signing with Kilmarnock in 1959. He played ten matches for Kilmarnock before moving to Australia to play for Melbourne team Slavia.
International career
While playing at Slavia Cook came to the attention of the Australian selectors. Between 1965 and 1967 he played in seven full internationals for Australia, including two against Scotland, his country of birth.
Cook died on 2 July 2017, aged 77.
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