Fred Cooper (footballer)

Fred Cooper (6 November 1934 – 1 April 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back.[1]

Fred Cooper
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-11-18)18 November 1934
Place of birth West Ham, England
Date of death 1 April 1972(1972-04-01) (aged 37)
Place of death England
Position(s) Full-Back
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1958 West Ham United 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2009

Career

Cooper started his career as a member of the ground staff for West Ham United joining from school, aged fifteen, in 1949. He played and won honours with West Ham Boys, London boys and Essex boys teams and played in the first England Boys international at Wembley, conceding a penalty in the first few minutes against Scotland in a match which England won 8 - 2.[2]

His West Ham footballing career started as a reserve player before making his first full appearance in the Southern Floodlight Cup, against Reading, in April 1956.[3] His league debut came in August 1956 in a 4–1 away defeat to Fulham. Making only 3 further league appearances Cooper retired from professional football to become the licensee at the Essex Arms in Stratford. [4]

Cooper died in 1972.

References
  1. WEST HAM UNITED : 1946/47 - 2008/09
  2. The 'People' List Archived 10 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Fred Cooper
  4. West Ham United Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports Publications. 2004. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
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