Player profile: Les Cocker
Les Cocker
Also known as:
Leslie Cocker
Date of birth:
13th March 1924
Place of birth:
Stockport, England
Date of death:
4th October 1979
Player position
Forward

Personal information

Also known as:
Leslie Cocker
Date of birth:
13th March 1924
Place of birth:
Stockport, England
Date of death:
4th October 1979
Player position
Forward

Stockport County first team

Career information:
189 appearances / 48 goals
Stockport County Appearance Number (SCAN):
511
Active seasons:
7 - 1946/47, 1947/48, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53

Transfer history

Season Transfer
1953/54 Joined Accrington Stanley

Player milestones

1st goal for the club / Saturday 9th November 1946 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
50th appearance for the club / Wednesday 7th September 1949 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
100th appearance for the club / Saturday 7th October 1950 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
150th appearance for the club / Wednesday 26th December 1951 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
Last goal for the club / Saturday 15th November 1952 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
Last appearance for the club / Wednesday 14th January 1953 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]

Wartime football

Between season's 1915/16 to 1918/19 and 1939/40 to 1945/46 competitive football in England was suspended due to the outbreak of the First and Second World War. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result teams were depleted and fielded guest players instead.

The Football League and FA Cup was suspended during the war and in their place regional league competitions were set up. Player appearances and goals in these competitions do not count in players' official records as the matches were classed as friendlies.

Career information:
7 appearances / 0 goal

Transfer history

Season Transfer
1945/46 War time guest from Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic