Tony Cook (footballer, born 1976)
Anthony Cook (born 17 September 1976) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Colchester United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Cook[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1976[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | |||
| Colchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Colchester United | 2 | (0) |
| Berkhamsted Town | |||
| 1995–1996 | Wivenhoe Town | 8 | (0) |
| 1996 | Hemel Hempstead Town | ||
| 1996–1997 | Chelmsford City | 8 | (0) |
| Tring Athletic | |||
| Total | 2 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Hemel Hempstead, Cook began his career at Queens Park Rangers when he was just 11 years old and then went on as a youth apprentice with Football League club Colchester United, making his debut for the first-team on 11 January 1994 in a Football League Trophy third round 1–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers, alongside fellow debutants Justin Booty, John Cheesewright and Grant Watts. He came on as a substitute for Booty.[1][2] He made two appearances in the Football League,[3] the first coming on 30 April 1994 in a 3–1 home victory over Doncaster Rovers, a match in which he started,[4] and his final appearance came in the following game, a 2–0 away defeat to Carlisle United, coming on for Steve Ball.[5]
After leaving Colchester, Cook went on to play for a number of non-league clubs including Berkhamsted Town, Wivenhoe Town, Hemel Hempstead Town, Chelmsford City and Tring Athletic.[1]
References
- "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 3–1 Doncaster Rovers". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Colchester United - Match details - Carlisle United 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.