Andrew "Andy" Cooke (born 20 January 1974 in Shrewsbury) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker for 16 years, from 1992 until 2008, when he decided to retire.
After beginning at Welsh amateur club Newtown, Cooke started his professional career at Burnley, making 172 league appearances and scoring 51 goals. He joined Stoke City in 2000 and made 88 league appearances, scoring 21 goals, before moving to South Korean cl...
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Andrew "Andy" Cooke (born 20 January 1974 in Shrewsbury) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker for 16 years, from 1992 until 2008, when he decided to retire.
After beginning at Welsh amateur club Newtown, Cooke started his professional career at Burnley, making 172 league appearances and scoring 51 goals. He joined Stoke City in 2000 and made 88 league appearances, scoring 21 goals, before moving to South Korean club Busan I'cons in 2003.
On his return to England in January 2005, Cooke signed for Bradford City, playing 37 games and scoring 5 goals. He had a three-month spell on loan at Darlington before signing for Shrewsbury Town.
Cooke made his Shrewsbury Town debut on 26 August 2006 as a half-time substitute for Kelvin Langmead in a 1–0 defeat at Bristol Rovers. He started the next match, a 1–0 defeat to Lincoln City, and in his third match scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Stockport County.
On 1 January 2007, Cooke scored his 100th...
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