Maurice Cook
Cook (right) with former Fulham team-mate Jimmy Hill
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 10 December 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 2006 (aged 75) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hertfordshire schools | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Potten End | |||
| Berkhamsted Town | |||
| 1952–1958 | Watford | 208 | (68) |
| 1958–1965 | Fulham | 221 | (89) |
| 1965–1966 | Reading | 12 | (2) |
| 1966–1967 | Banbury United (player-coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Maurice Cook (10 December 1931 – 31 December 2006) was an English professional association footballer, and also an amateur cricketer for Hertfordshire. Capable of playing in any outfield position, Cook spent the majority of his career as a centre forward. He was best known for his spells at Football League clubs Watford and Fulham. He also played for Berkhamsted Town and Reading, and finished his playing career with a season as player-coach of Banbury United, in the Southern League. In 1960, Cook scored the first ever goal in the Football League Cup.
Born and raised in Hemel Hempstead, Cook played for Hertfordshire as a schoolboy, and later for local sides Potten End and Berkhamsted Town. During this time, he also played cricket for Hertfordshire County Cricket Club.
Cook joined Football League Third Division South side Watford as an amateur in 1952, turning professional at the end of the 1952–53 season. He made his debut in Watford's first game of the following campaign, away to Southampton on 19 August 1953. His first professional goal came exactly one month later, giving Watford a 1–0 win at Coventry City. Playing 45 of a possible 47 games, Cook finished 1953–54 with nine goals as Watford ended the season fourth in the division.
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