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Tom
Cooper |
Derby County
FC
15 appearances, 0 goals
P 15 W 8 D 0 L 7 F 39:
A 25
53% successful
1927-34
captain: four
minutes played: 1350 |
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Timeline |
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Sergeant
Thomas Cooper |
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Birth |
9 April 1905 in
Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [registered
in Stoke-upon-Trent in June 1905]. |
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Thought to be
have been born in 1904, but
there is no registration in Stoke in 1904, whereas there was a
registration in Stoke-upon-Trent in June 1905. His death registration
also confirms that at the time of his death, he was only 35 years-old. And
the only Fenton-born Thomas Cooper in 1911 was born in 1905. |
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According to the 1911 census,
six year-old 'Tomas' was the seventh of eight children to Stephen James and
Sarah Ann (née Shorthouse). They live at 66 Temple Street in Fenton. His father is
bricklayer. Another four of their children had died. |
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According to the
1921 census, Thomas, a haulage hand at the coalmine, is the middle of
three sons, living at home at 66 Temple Street with their widowed mother. |
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Marriage |
to Beatrice
Jean Raynor
[registered in Derby, June 1931]. They had two children, Thomas
Richard John (b.1934) |
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Cannot be found on the 1939 register. |
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Death |
25 June 1940
in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, aged
35 years 77 days
[registered in Deben, June 1940]. Tom lost his life
through a motor-cycle accident whilst serving as a sergeant with the Royal Military
Police (9th Battalion - The King's Regiment (Liverpool)). He was not wearing a helmet and he collided with a double-decker. The
inquiry that resulted ordered that all despatch riders must wear crash
helmets. |
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Funeral |
29 June 1940
at St. Peter's Church in Littleover. His six bearers were Sammy Crooks, Harry Bedford,
George Collin, Douglas Duncan, Tom Davison and George Stevenson,
all former Derby County FC clubmates.
The service was conducted by
the Rev. C.R. Brown. He is interned at Nottingham Road cemetery,
Derby. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Cooper
began playing his football in the
Cheshire County League with Trentham FC. From where Port Vale FC signed
him for £20 on 23 August 1924. In March 1926, after Cooper
had made 32 Division Two appearances, Derby County FC refused to meet the £2500
asking price for him, instead, they turned their attention to Jock Gibson,
at Hull City AFC. Despite the club's agreeing terms, Gibson did not want
to leave Hull, so Derby again returned for Cooper, and the finally signed
him for a £2000 transfer fee
on 10 March. This despite an attempt by Bolton Wanderers FC to sign Cooper
instead. On 10 December 1930, Newcastle United FC had a bid for Cooper
rejected. Cooper remained, making 248 league appearances, scoring
a single goal, and eventually left Baseball Ground
on 4 December 1934 when he signed for Liverpool FC for £7500.
He made 150 Division One appearances. Guested for Wrexham AFC
during the war, before his untimely death. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division
Two runners-up
1925-26; Division One runners-up 1929-30; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (five appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9", 12st.
[1929]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of three who became 521st players (521)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-back |
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First match |
No. 157, 22 October 1927,
Ireland 2 England 0, a British Championship match at Windsor Park,
Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 22 years 196 days. |
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Last match |
No.
191,
29 September 1934,
Wales
0
England
4, a British Championship
match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged
29 years 173 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1927-28. 1928-29, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1933-34,
1934-35; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1931-32, shared
1934-35 |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
The fiftieth
Staffordshire-born player to represent England. |
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Beyond England |
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Tom lost his life through a
motor-cycle accident while serving with the Military Police. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.73. |
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Tom Cooper - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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19 |
15 |
8 |
1350 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
four |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Tom Cooper
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
+12 |
0 |
1 |
3.75 |
0.75 |
100.0 |
+4 |
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Away |
11 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
22 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
2.20 |
2.00 |
36.4 |
-3 |
| All |
15 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
39 |
25 |
+14 |
2 |
2 |
2.60 |
1.667 |
53.3 |
+1 |
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Tom Cooper
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
9 |
+7 |
2 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.125 |
62.5 |
+2 |
| Friendly |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
23 |
16 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
3.286 |
2.286 |
42.9 |
-1 |
| All |
15 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
39 |
25 |
+14 |
2 |
2 |
2.60 |
1.667 |
53.3 |
+1 |
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Tom Cooper
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC
1927-28 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1928-29 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
1 |
0 |
1.667 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1931-32 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1932-33 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| BC 1933-34 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| BC 1934-35 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC All |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
9 |
+7 |
2 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.125 |
62.5 |
+2 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
9 |
+7 |
2 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.125 |
62.5 |
+2 |
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All |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
9 |
+7 |
2 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.125 |
62.5 |
+2 |
Tom Cooper
- Match History
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Club:
Derby County F.C.
- 15 full appearances (1350 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - 15 full appearances
(1350 min)x
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Age 29 |
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12 |
191 |
14 April 1934 - England 3
Scotland
0,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
captain |
rb |
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13 |
192 |
10 May 1934
- Hungary 2 England 1,
Stadion Üllõi út, Budapest |
tour |
AL |
captain |
rb |
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14 |
193 |
16 May 1934 - Czechoslovakia 2 England 1, Stadión Letná, Praha |
AL |
captain |
rb |
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15 |
194 |
29 September 1934 -
Wales 0 England
4,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AW |
captain |
rb |
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195 |
14 November 1934
- England 3 Italy 2, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury |
Fr |
HW |
withdrawn captain |
Notes
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