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Full name
  
William Henry Cooke

Name
  
Harry Cooke

Playing position
  
Defender

Date of death
  
1992 (aged 72–73)

Place of birth
  
Oswestry, England


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Date of birth
  
(1919-03-07)7 March 1919

1938–1945
  
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

William Henry "Harry" Cooke, also known as Billy Cooke (7 March 1919 – 1992) was an English professional footballer, best known as a player for Luton Town.

Career

Cooke began his career with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, but failed to play a league game for the south coast club before moving to Luton Town in 1946. Cooke was more of a success at Luton, making 228 appearances in all competitions before signing for Shrewsbury Town for the 1953–54 season. Joining Watford in 1954, Cooke played 10 games for the club during the 1954–55 season before transferring to Bedford Town.

References

Harry Cooke Wikipedia