Billy Cook (footballer, born 1940)

Billy Cook

Personal information
Full name	Billy Cook
Date of birth	26 June 1940
Place of birth	Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Galston Amateurs
	Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1959–1961	Kilmarnock	10	(0)
1963–1969	Slavia (Australia)
National team
1965–1967	Australia	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Billy Cook (born 26 June 1940) is a former footballer who played seven times for the Australia national association football team.^[1]

Playing career

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.^[1][2]

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.^[1]

References

1. "The Australian national men’s football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
2. "Australian Player Database - COM". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-07-28.