Anthony Cook (footballer)

Anthony Lloyd Evans Cook (born 10 August 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Welling United.

Anthony Cook
Personal information
Full name Anthony Cook[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989[1]
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Winger/Wingback/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Welling United
Youth career
2007 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Croydon Athletic 1 (0)
2007–2009 Dagenham & Redbridge 1 (0)
2008Concord Rangers (loan) 6 (1)
2008Carshalton Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2009 Braintree Town 1 (0)
2009–2013 Chelmsford City 93 (22)
2011Canvey Island (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2015 Ebbsfleet United 66 (14)
2015 Bromley 32 (10)
2015–2018 Ebbsfleet United 65 (11)
2018Woking (loan) 17 (0)
2018–2019 Dulwich Hamlet 37 (3)
2019– Welling United 40 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:15, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Cook made his debut for Dagenham & Redbridge and first professional appearance on 15 December 2007,[2] in the 4–0 defeat away to Shrewsbury Town.[3]

Cook featured in the second series of Sky1's reality show Football Icon, where he finished in 4th place after picking up an injury. Shortly after Football Icon he went on trials at Tottenham Hotspur and Cardiff City where he signed for the latter, going on to represent the Bluebirds at reserve and youth team level.

He joined Concord Rangers after leaving Dagenham & Redbridge by mutual consent but joined Braintree Town in March 2009. After impressing during pre-season, Cook was signed for Chelmsford City Chelmsford City in July 2009. On 2 February 2013, Cook replaced Stuart Searle in goal against Hayes & Yeading United, playing 84 minutes, following an injury to Chelmsford's first choice goalkeeper. During the game, Cook was on the receiving end of racial abuse from a member of the away support.[4]

In 2013, Cook then opted to sign a one-year deal with Ebbsfleet United after a trial with Colchester United. After signing on for another season, Cook departed the club in January 2015, much to the disappointment of supporters. He signed for league rivals Bromley on 16 January. After winning the Conference South title with Bromley and having a promising start to life in the National League his old club returned for his services and he eventually departed the club in December 2015, joining Ebbsfleet United for an undisclosed fee.

On 12 January 2018, Cook joined fellow National League side Woking on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[5] A day later, he made his Woking debut during their 1–0 home defeat against Tranmere Rovers, playing the full 90 minutes.[6] Cook went on to appear sixteen more times for the Cards, before returning to Ebbsfleet in April, prior to their playoff campaign.

On 16 May 2018, Cook announced via Twitter, that he would be leaving Ebbsfleet at the end of the current campaign, following the expiration of his contract.[7]

On 22 June 2018, Dulwich Hamlet announced that Cook had signed a pre-contract agreement, and would be joining the club ahead of their inaugural season in the National League South.[8] On 1 July 2019, he then joined Welling United.[9]

Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow professional footballers Reice Charles-Cook and Regan Charles-Cook. Cook's uncle, James, is a former British super middleweight boxing champion.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 December 2020.[11]
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Croydon Athletic 2007–08 Isthmian League Division One South 10000010
Dagenham & Redbridge 2007–08 League Two 1000000010
Concord Rangers (loan) 2008–09 Isthmian League Division One North 61000061
Carshalton Athletic (loan) 2008–09 Isthmian League Premier Division 10000010
Braintree Town 2008–09 Conference South 10000010
Chelmsford City 2009–10 Conference South 377326[lower-alpha 1]14610
2010–11 Conference South 165741[lower-alpha 2]0249
2011–12 Conference South 40100050
2012–13 Conference South 3610518[lower-alpha 3]14912
Total 932216715212431
Ebbsfleet United 2013–14 Conference South 4210417[lower-alpha 4]15312
2014–15 Conference South 244204[lower-alpha 2]2306
Total 6614611138318
Bromley 2014–15 Conference South 126126
2015–16 National League 2041000214
Total 321010003310
Ebbsfleet United 2015–16 National League South 1513[lower-alpha 5]0181
2016–17 National League South 4110317[lower-alpha 6]15112
2017–18 National League 902000110
Total 6511511018013
Woking (loan) 2017–18 National League 170170
Dulwich Hamlet 2018–19 National League South 373002[lower-alpha 2]0393
Welling United 2019–20 National League South 318422[lower-alpha 2]13711
2020–21 National League South 921000102
Total 401052214713
Career total 3607133110040743389
  1. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances in Conference South play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. Six appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances in Conference South play-offs
  4. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances in Conference South play-offs
  5. One appearance FA Trophy, two appearances in National League South play-offs
  6. Four appearances and one goal FA Trophy, three appearances in National League South play-offs

References

  1. Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. "Taiwo signs new Daggers contract". BBC Sport. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  3. "Shrewsbury 4-0 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  4. "Ebbsfleet United winger Anthony Cook was racially abused like Dartford goalkeeper Jason Brown". Kent Online. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. "Cook becomes a loan Card". Ebbsfleet United Official Site. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. "Woking vs. Tranmere Rovers". Soccerway. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. "Big Cooks on Twitter". Anthony Cook Twitter. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  8. "Cook Agrees Terms". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  9. COOK BECOMES A WING, pitchero.com, 1 July 2019
  10. "ClaretArmy Q&A with Anthony Cook". Claret Army. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  11. "Anthony Cook Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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