Billy Cook (footballer born 1940)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Billy Cook | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Galston Amateurs | |||
| Androssan Winton Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1959–1961 | Kilmarnock | 10 | (0) |
| 1963–1969 | Slavia (Australia) | ||
| National team | |||
| 1965–1967 | Australia | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Billy Cook (born 26 June 1940) is a former footballer who played seven times for the Australia national association football team.[1]
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club career
Cook played his youth football for Galston Amateurs and Androssan Winton Rovers before signing with Kilmarnock in 1959. He played ten matches for Kilmarnock before moving to Australia to play for Melbourne team Slavia.[1][2]
[edit] International career
While playing at Slavia Cook came to the attention of the Australian selectors. Between 1965 and 1967 he played in seven full internationals for Australia, including two against Scotland, his country of birth.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "The Australian national men’s football team: caps and captains". Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. http://www.ozfootball.net/museum/socceroocaps.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "Australian Player Database - COM". ozfootball.net. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/COM.html. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
