Henry Cook (footballer)

Henry Cook (23 October 1893 – 9 January 1917), sometimes known as Harry Cook, was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Middlesbrough.[1] He also played for South Bank and appeared as a guest for Brentford during the First World War.[4]

Henry Cook
Cook while with Middlesbrough in 1912.
Personal information
Full name Henry Cook[1]
Date of birth 23 October 1893
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Date of death 9 January 1917(1917-01-09) (aged 23)[2]
Place of death Maurepas, France[3]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
South Bank
1912–1915 Middlesbrough 23 (0)
1915–1916 → Brentford (guest) 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Cook was a teacher at Marton Road School and North Ormesby Junior Boys' School in Middlesbrough and had a wife and two children.[5][6] During the First World War he served as a sergeant in the 12th (Service) Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, known as the Teesside Pioneers.[5] He took part in the operations on the Ancre and was wounded in action by shellfire in early January 1917 while the battalion was engaged in road works in the vicinity of Maurepas, Somme.[3] He died of his wounds on 9 January 1917 and was buried in Grove Town Cemetery, Méaulte.[7] At the time of his death, Cook had been accepted for a commission and would have returned to England three days later to begin officer training.[6]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 1912–13[8] First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1913–14[8] 10 0 0 0 10 0
1914–15[8] 8 0 2 0 10 0
Career total 23 0 2 0 25 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 64. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. Coulson, Robert. "The Middlesbrough Roll of Honour of the Great War Names "C"" (PDF).
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 363. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. Bell, Graham. "Boro War Heroes on TV". www.mfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  6. Menzies, Paul (2014). Great War Britain Middlesbrough: Remembering 1914–18. The History Press. ISBN 0752499718.
  7. "Henry Cook | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. "Henry Cook". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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