Billy Cook Sports manager

William Cook (20 January 1909 – 11 December 1992) was a Northern Irish professional football player and manager. He capped 15 times for Northern Ireland. During his career he played for Celtic in Scotland and Everton in England. Cook took up the position of player-manager at Rhyl F.C. in 1946 before moving on to SK Brann in Norway and the Peru national side amongst others. He was a member of Everton's FA Cup winning side of 1933, and on his death in December 1992, almost 60 years later, he was the last surviving player from that team.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 20, 1909
Birth place
Coleraine , Ireland
Date of deathDecember 11, 1992
Place of death
England , Liverpool

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Football manager

club
Rhyl F.C.
Portadown F.C.
Peru national football team
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
SK Brann
Sunderland A.F.C.
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Iraq national football team
position
Defender (association football)
teams
Rhyl F.C.
Wrexham F.C.
Ellesmere Port Town F.C.
Celtic F.C.
Everton F.C.
Ireland national football team (1882–1950)
Port Glasgow Athletic F.C.