William Henry Cooke (7 March 1919 – 1992) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

, best known as a player for

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

Career

Cooke began his career with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, but failed to play a league game for the south coast club before moving to

in 1946. Cooke was more of a success at Luton, making 228 appearances in all competitions before signing for

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...

for the 1953–54 season. Joining

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

in 1954, Cooke played 10 games for the club during the 1954–55 season before transferring to

Bedford Town Bedford Town Football Club is a football club based in the Borough of Bedford, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Eyrie in Cardington, a village on the outskirts of Bedford. They are full members of the Football As ...

. (registration & fee required)

References

1919 births English men's footballers English Football League players AFC Bournemouth players Luton Town F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Watford F.C. players Bedford Town F.C. players 1992 deaths Footballers from Oswestry Men's association football defenders 20th-century English sportsmen {{england-footy-defender-1910s-stub