Willie Cooper

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Willie Cooper
Personal information
Full name William Cooper
Date of birth 24 October 1909
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 18 May 1994(1994-05-18) (aged 84)[1]
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Mugiemoss
1927–1948 Aberdeen 328 (2)
National team
1934–1935 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Cooper (24 October 1909 – 18 May 1994) was a professional footballer who played as a full back for Aberdeen, his only club at the professional level.

Cooper played junior football with Mugiemoss before starting his professional career with Aberdeen in 1927. He played almost 400 official games for the club in a 20-year career which was temporarily halted by the Second World War in 1939 (he also made over 180 appearances in the unofficial regional competitions held during the conflict, several of which were won by the Dons, culminating in the nationwide 1946 Southern League Cup Final which his team won before a crowd of 135,000 at Hampden Park). After regular competitions resumed, Cooper played a large part in Aberdeen's 1946–47 Scottish Cup run but missed the final through injury; the Scottish Football Association gave Aberdeen permission to award him a winners' medal, despite him not playing on the day.[2] He had also collected runners-up medals from the Scottish Cup in 1937, and the Scottish League Cup in 1947.

He represented the Scottish League XI twice, before the war.[3]

Honours[]

Aberdeen

References[]

  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Willie Cooper". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. ^ "[SFL player] Willie Cooper". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 5 December 2011.

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