Bert Cook | |
Fullname: | Herbert Cook |
Birth Date: | 1888 |
Birth Place: | Sheffield, England |
Position: | Outside left |
Years3: | 1908–1912 |
Years4: | 1912–1913 |
Years5: | 1913–1914 |
Years6: | 1914–1919 |
Years7: | 1919–1920 |
Clubs1: | Worksop Town |
Clubs2: | Thorpe Hesley |
Clubs3: | Sheffield United |
Clubs4: | Doncaster Rovers |
Clubs5: | Chesterfield |
Clubs6: | Mexborough Town |
Clubs7: | Halifax Town |
Caps3: | 3 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Caps5: | 12 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Herbert Cook (1888 – after 1919) was an English footballer who played a handful of games in the Football League for Sheffield United. He also had spells at a number of other local teams including Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield.
Cook signed for Sheffield United in 1908 but failed to make a first team appearance until 1910.[1] He was a part-time player who worked at local firm Mappin & Webb and turned down the offer of a full-time contract from the club. Instead he moved to Doncaster Rovers on part-time terms,[2] following which he moved on to a number of local clubs. Cook did return to play for the Blades on a couple of occasions as a guest player during World War I, as well as some appearances for Watford during the same period, before joining the Royal Flying Corps for the remainder of the war.