Andy Cooke

Infobox Football biography
playername = Andy Cooke


fullname = Andrew Cooke
height = height|ft=6|in=0
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|01|20|df=y
cityofbirth = Shrewsbury
countryofbirth = England
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Striker
years = 1992–1995
1995–2000
2000–2003
2003–2005
2005–2006
2006
2006–2008
clubs = Newtown
Burnley
Stoke City
Busan I'cons
Bradford City
→ Darlington (loan)
Shrewsbury Town
caps(goals) = 080 (35)
172 (51)
088 (21)
042 (19)
037 0(5)
014 0(3)
048 (15)
pcupdate = 18:19, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Andrew "Andy" Cooke (born 20 January 1974 in Shrewsbury) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker for 16 years, from 1992 until 2008, when he decided to retire.

Career

1992-2006

After beginning at Welsh amateur club Newtown, Cooke started his professional career at Burnley, making 172 league appearances and scoring 51 goals. He joined Stoke City in 2000 and made 88 league appearances, scoring 21 goals, before moving to South Korean club Pusan I'cons in 2003.

On his return to England in January 2005, Cooke signed for Bradford City, playing 37 games and scoring 5 goals. He had a three-month spell on loan at Darlington before signing for Shrewsbury.

hrewsbury Town

Cooke made his Shrewsbury début on 26 August 2006 as a half-time substitute for Kelvin Langmead in a 1–0 defeat at Bristol Rovers. He started the next match, a 0–1 vs Lincoln City, and in his third match scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Stockport County.

On 1 January 2007 Cooke scored his 100th professional goal during a 4–2 win over Stockport County. He also scored a hat-trick in that game, giving him the distinction of having achieved this feat both home and away against Stockport County in the 2006–07 season. Having failed to score for three months, Cooke came on as a substitute in the League Two playoff semi-final second leg to score both goals in a 2–0 aggregate victory over MK Dons.

At the end of the season, Cooke was offered a new one-year contract, but warned by boss Gary Peters that he would not be guaranteed a regular place in the first-team squad. Cooke decided to stay with Shrewsbury, and Peters went on to say that it would not surprise him if he ended the season as the team's top goalscorer. [cite web | title=Cooke signs new Shrews deal | work=Shropshire Star| url=http://www.shropshirestar.co.uk/2007/07/cooke-signs-new-shrews-deal/| accessdate=July 10 | accessyear=2007 ]

Cooke scored twice in Shrewsbury's 2007–08 opening day victory at Lincoln City, but then sustained a hamstring injury in a Carling Cup fixture against Colchester United three days later. [cite web | title=Cookey Out? | work=ShrewsWeb (registration required)| url=http://www.shrewsburytown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1093158,00.html| accessdate=August 18 | accessyear=2007 ] He resumed full training in early December, and his comeback was complete when he returned to first-team action on 26 December 2007. [cite web | title=Andy Cooke | work=ShrewsWeb (registration required)| url=http://www.shrewsburytown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1185668,00.html| accessdate=December 13 | accessyear=2007 ] Although he only played the first half against Stockport County, Cooke marked his return with a goal, his seventh in his last three games against that opposition.

On 31 January 2008, Cooke was set to sign a one-and-a-half year contract with Notts County, but the deal fell through because of a "late hitch". [cite web | title=Notts Move For Cooke Falls Through | work=www.nottscountyfc.co.uk (registration required)| url=http://www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~1229923,00.html | accessdate=January 31 | accessyear=2008 ] On 15 April 2008 Cooke was released by Shrewsbury by mutual consent, after being informed his contract would not be renewed. [cite web | title= Shrews striker Cooke leaves club | work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7348941.stm | accessdate=April 14 | accessyear=2008 ] He trained with Kidderminster Harriers, but he wanted to keep playing in The Football League; however, when no club came in for him, he decided to retire from playing on 28 August 2008. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3629074.Cooke_calls_it_a_day/
title=Cooke calls it a day
date=2008-08-28
accessdate=2008-08-28
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker]

References

External links

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* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?ButtonLe
] at sporting-heroes.net
* [http://new.kleaguei.com/record/mania/player.aspx k-league personal record - 쿠키2] ko icon

Persondata
NAME= Cooke, Andy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Cooke, Andrew
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1974-01-20
PLACE OF BIRTH= Shrewsbury, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=