Andy Cooke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Roy Cooke | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Market Drayton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991 | Telford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Newtown | 80 | (35) |
| 1995–2000 | Burnley | 172 | (51) |
| 2000–2003 | Stoke City | 88 | (21) |
| 2003–2004 | Busan I'Cons | 42 | (19) |
| 2005–2006 | Bradford City | 37 | (5) |
| 2006 | → Darlington (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Shrewsbury Town | 48 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | Market Drayton Town | ||
| Total | 481 | (149) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andrew Roy Cooke (born 20 January 1974) is an English former footballer, who played as a striker for Newtown, Burnley, Stoke City, Busan I'Cons (South Korea), Bradford City, Darlington and Shrewsbury Town.
Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Cooke was once a trainee at local side Telford United F.C.. He started his footballing career at Welsh semi-professional club Newtown. He was a prolific goalscorer in the Welsh Premier League which attracted the attention of several Football League clubs. Burnley signed Cooke in 1995, and he made 172 league appearances and scored 51 goals for them, forging a partnership with Andy Payton.
In December 2000 he joined the club he grew up supporting, Stoke City, for a fee of £300,000. He spent two and a half years at the Britannia Stadium, making 102 appearances and scoring 23 goals. On 19 July 2003, he moved to South Korean K-League club Busan I'Cons, along with fellow countryman Jamie Cureton.
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 for free on 27 July 2006.
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