Personal life Cooke's nephew Russell was also a footballer and played for Hucknall Town, Eastwood Town and Ilkeston Town. Cooke worked for Thomas Cook and later for Travelex in the 1990s and at the time of his death from cancer at Thorpe Hall in August 2021, he was living in Sawtry. Career statistics Honours Grantham Southern League First Division North: 1978–79 Northampton Spencer United Counties League Premier Division: 1991–92 Individual Grantham Supporters' Player of the Year: 1978–79 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year: 1980–81 References External links 1957 births 2021 deaths English footballers Footballers from Rotherham Association football forwards Mansfield Town F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Bourne Town F.C. players English Football League players Luton Town F.C. players England semi-pro international footballers Southern Football League players National League (English football) players Preston North End F.C. non-playing staff Everton F.C. non-playing staff Manchester United F.C. non-playing staff Burnley F.C. non-playing staff Northampton Spencer F.C. players Warboys Town F.C. managers English football managers Deaths from cancer in the United Kingdom West Ham United F.C. non-playing staff