| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Denman Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | (1887-02-25)25 February 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1952 (aged 64–65) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sutton Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1920 | Barnsley | 172 | (0) |
| 1920–1922 | Newport County | 81 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Denman Cooper (25 February 1889 — 1952) was a footballer who played for Barnsley and Newport County. He was a goalkeeper.
Club career
Cooper was a member of the Barnsley side who won the FA Cup in 1912 beating West Bromwich Albion in the replay after the first match ended goalless. He fumbled a save in the first fifteen minutes of the first match and was saved from embarrassment by a lack of WBA forwards. In the replay he made an important save, diving onto his side, to save a quick shot from Bob Pailor, the WBA centre forward, though the ball was finally cleared by Bob Glendinning.
In 1920, Cooper signed for Newport County. On 16 October 1920, Cooper was punched to the ground after confronting Millwall supporters throwing missiles at him. Millwall's ground, The Den, was closed for two weeks as a result.
Honours
Barnsley
References
- ^ "Player Details: Jack Cooper". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Barnsley". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "fa-cupfinals.co.uk". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
- "The Cup Final", Manchester Guardian, p. 3, 22 April 1912
- "Barnsley's Victory", Manchester Guardian, p. 4, 25 April 1912
- "Millwall: 82 years of shame". The Guardian. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2021.