William Robb Cockburn (3 May 1937 – August 1995) was an English professional

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. After a five-year stint at

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without ever playing for the first team, he joined Gillingham in 1960 and went on to make 62 appearances in

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before dropping out of the professional game.

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1937 births 1995 deaths People from Peterlee Footballers from County Durham English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Gillingham F.C. players Burnley F.C. players English Football League players

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