Herbert Cock (English footballer)

Herbert Cock (7 October 1900 – January 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward and made one appearance in the Football League for Brentford.

Herbert Cock
Personal information
Full name Herbert Cock[1]
Date of birth 7 October 1900
Place of birth Slough, England[2]
Date of death January 1977 (aged 76)[1]
Place of death Crawley, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 Brentford 1 (0)
1921 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
Arsenal 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

In late January 1921,[3] Cock joined Brentford on a contract running until the end of the 1920–21 season.[4] He made one appearance in the Football League, playing in a 1–0 Third Division defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 7 May 1921.[5] He subsequently joined Queens Park Rangers and then Arsenal in September 1921,[6] but failed to make a senior appearance for either club.[4]

Personal life

Cock was the younger brother of footballers Jack and Donald.[7] Prior to joining Brentford in January 1921, he served in the Royal Navy.[3]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1920–21[5] Third Division 1 0 — 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 61. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Herbert Cock on Lives of the First World War
  3. "Gleanings – Notes And News About Clubs And Players". The Athletic News. 24 January 1921.
  4. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 38. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 366. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1921–22". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  7. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 23. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.


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