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WALTER COOK
Came from: Castleford Town Went to: Brighton & Hove Albion
First game: 31 December 1921 Last game: 26 August 1922
Appearances: 7 (7/0) Goals: 0
Cook was unlucky to spend much of his time at Home Park as understudy to the great Fred Craig. After his early playing days in the West Riding local leagues, Cook made 11 appearances for Leeds City in 1918 as a 'guest' player. Following Leeds City's expulsion from the Football League due to financial irregularities in the 1919-20 season, the Castleford-born keeper was released, without playing a league game, and signed for hometown Castleford Town. He then joined Argyle in the latter stages of 1921, following the completion of the first Football League season. Cook found the redoubtable Craig very reliable and made just six appearences in Argyle's second League season and one in the following campaign before leaving to join Brighton, where he featured more regularly in a two year stay. Football League records list a goalkeeper of the same name making nine appearances for Stockport County in 1928; it's unclear whether this is the same player.
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