Jack Cooper (association footballer)

Jack Cooper
Personal information
Full name John C. Cooper
Date of birth 1889
Place of birth Sneinton, England
Place of death Unknown
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sutton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1920 Barnsley 172 (0)
1920–1922 Newport County 81 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
For other persons named Jack Cooper, see Jack Cooper (disambiguation).

Jack Cooper (born 1889) was a footballer who played for Barnsley and Newport County. He was a goalkeeper.

Club career

Jack Cooper was a member of the Barnsley side who won the FA Cup in 1912[1] beating West Bromwich Albion in the replay after the first match ended goalless. He fumbled a save in the first fifteen minutes of the first match and was saved from embarrassment by a lack of WBA forwards.[2] In the replay he made an important save, diving onto his side, to save a quick shot from Bob Pailor, the WBA centre forward,[3] though the ball was finally cleared by Bob Glendinning.

Honours

Barnsley

References

  1. "fa-cupfinals.co.uk". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
  2. "The Cup Final", Manchester Guardian, 1912-04-22, p. 3
  3. "Barnsley's Victory", Manchester Guardian, 1912-04-25, p. 4
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