Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | John Gilbert Cock[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Hayle, England | ||
Date of death | 19 April 1966[2] | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Kensington, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1908–1911 | West Kensingston United | ||
1911–1912 | Forest Gate | ||
1912–1914 | Old Kingstonians | ||
1914 | Brentford | 3 | (1) |
1914–1919 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | (9) |
1917–1919 | → Brentford (guest) | 48 | (52) |
1919–1923 | Chelsea | 99 | (47) |
1923–1925 | Everton | 69 | (29) |
1925–1927 | Plymouth Argyle | 90 | (72) |
1927–1930 | Millwall | 115 | (77) |
1931–1932 | Folkestone | ||
Walton & Hersham | |||
International career | |||
1919–1920 | England | 2 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1944–1948 | Millwall | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Gilbert Cock MM MID (14 November 1893 – 19 April 1966) was an English footballer who played for various English club sides as a centre forward. He also had the distinction of being the first Cornishman to play for the England national team,[3] a decorated World War I soldier,[3] and an actor. His younger brothers, Donald Cock and Herbert Cock, also played professional football.
Knight
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).