Jack Cooper (English footballer)

John Denman Cooper (25 February 1889 — 1952) was a footballer who played for Barnsley and Newport County. He was a goalkeeper.

For other people, see Jack Cooper (disambiguation).

Jack Cooper
Personal information
Full name John Denman Cooper[1]
Date of birth (1887-02-25)25 February 1887
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Date of death 1952 (aged 64–65)
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sutton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1920 Barnsley 172 (0)
1920–1922 Newport County 81 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Cooper was a member of the Barnsley side who won the FA Cup in 1912[3] 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.[4] In the replay he made an important save, diving onto his side, to save a quick shot from Bob Pailor, the WBA centre forward,[5] though the ball was finally cleared by Bob Glendinning.

In 1920, Cooper signed for Newport County.[1] On 16 October 1920, Cooper was punched to the ground after confronting Millwall supporters throwing missiles at him. Millwall's ground, The Den, was closed for two weeks as a result.[6]

Honours

Barnsley

References
  1. "Player Details: Jack Cooper". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Barnsley". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "fa-cupfinals.co.uk". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  4. "The Cup Final", Manchester Guardian, p. 3, 22 April 1912
  5. "Barnsley's Victory", Manchester Guardian, p. 4, 25 April 1912
  6. "Millwall: 82 years of shame". The Guardian. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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