Josh Cooke (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Ian Ron Cooke [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 2013–2015 | Swindon Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Swindon Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Staines Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2016 | AFC Telford United | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Alvechurch | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sutton Coldfield Town | ||
| 2017–2018 | Stourbridge | ||
| 2018 | Stratford Town | ||
| 2018–2019 | Wolverhampton Sporting | ||
| 2019 | Stourport Swifts | ||
| 2019 | Romulus | ||
| 2019–2020 | Boldmere St. Michaels | ||
| 2020 | Chasetown | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:55, 24 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Ian Ron Cooke (born 4 February 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward.
Josh Cooke became a scholar at Swindon Town in the summer of 2013.[2] On 25 April 2015, the centre-forward made his professional football debut as a second-half substitute in the League One game against Preston North End.[3]
In March 2015, Cooke joined Conference South side Staines Town on a one-month loan deal.[4] On 10 March 2015, Cooke made his Staines Town debut in their 2–1 away defeat against Bishop's Stortford, replacing Elliott Buchanan in the 73rd minute.[5] A month later, Cooke scored his first and only goal for Staines in their 2–1 victory over Weston-super-Mare.[6] On 10 August 2015, Cooke joined recently relegated National League side Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan.[7] Throughout Cooke's loan spell at the club, he failed to register a single start, making six substitute appearances before returning to Swindon at the end of the month.[4] Following a frustrating loan spell at Cheltenham, Cooke joined National League North side Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal in October 2015.[8] On 3 October 2015, Cooke made his Gloucester City debut in their 1–0 home defeat against Harrogate Town, featuring for 72 minutes before being replaced by Joe Parker.[9] A few weeks later, Cooke scored his first league goal for the club in their 1–0 victory over Corby Town, netting the winner in the 66th minute.[10]
On 11 May 2016, it was announced that Cooke would leave Swindon upon the expiry of his current deal.[11]
Following his release from Swindon, Cooke joined National League North side AFC Telford United in August 2016.[4] On 13 September 2016, Cooke made his first and only appearance for Telford in their 3–0 away defeat against his former club; Gloucester City.[12]
Preceding short spells at Continental Star, Alvechurch and Sutton Coldfield Town, Cooke joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Stourbridge in March 2017.[13]
On 7 August 2018, it was confirmed that Cooke had joined Stratford Town from Stourbridge.[14]
