again in 1971 but missed out on the League on the last day. He seemed set to follow suit the next season as Leeds again chased League and FA Cup honours, but then suffered a broken leg in April 1972 during a League game at Stoke City. Aside from missing that season's FA Cup final victory over Arsenal, Cooper missed a whole 20 months of football due to the complications of the injury. When he did come back, it was with just two appearances in the 1974 season, thereby missing out on a League championship medal – Leeds won it with a 29-match unbeaten start – due to a lack of games. Cooper's Leeds career was effectively over by the time he regained his fitness. The departure of Revie for the England job in 1974 and the emergence over the next season of Frank Gray, younger brother of Eddie, as well as the continued presence of Trevor Cherry (who Revie had bought as a central defender in 1972 but had ended up filling in at left back), rendered Cooper surplus to requirements. He left the club in 1975 to join Middlesbrough who were managed by former Leeds teammate Charlton. Later career After three years with Middlesbrough, playing more than 100 games, he moved on to Bristol City for two years, before being appointed as player-manager of rivals Bristol Rovers. After an unsuccessful period there, he subsequently assisted and played for his former Leeds skipper Billy Bremner at Doncaster Rovers. He was then approached to become player-manager at Bristol City following their consecutive relegations from the 1st to 4th divisions. Within two seasons, promotion to the Third Division was achieved with a fourth-place finish in 1983–84. Two years later he led the club to their first Wembley visit, winning the Associate Members' Cup Final against Bolton Wanderers in 1986. His management career also took in a period at the helm of Birmingham City sandwiched between two spells at Exeter City. Personal life Cooper and his wife Rosemary had three children. His son, Mark, and grandson, Charlie, also became footballers. Cooper died on 31 July 2021, aged 77. Honours As a player Leeds United Football League First Division: 1968–69; runners-up 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72 FA Cup: runners-up: 1970 Football League Cup: 1968 FA Charity Shield: 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1968, 1971; runners-up 1967 As a manager Bristol City Football League Fourth Division