10 Facts About Charlie Cooke

Charles Cooke was born on 14 October 1942 and is a Scottish former footballer.

Charlie Cooke played as a winger for Aberdeen, Dundee, Chelsea and Crystal Palace, before ending his career in the United States.

Charlie Cooke began his professional career with Aberdeen in 1960 and moved to Dundee in December 1964, where he was voted player of the year.

Charlie Cooke signed for Chelsea in April 1966 for a then club record of £72,000 as part of manager Tommy Docherty's restructuring of the Chelsea side.

On his league debut the following season against West Ham United, Charlie Cooke waltzed past England's World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore en route to scoring the winner for Chelsea.

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Charlie Cooke took the place of Bert Murray on the right wing as several players were replaced owing to a growing rift between Docherty and his players.

Charlie Cooke proved a versatile player when the post World Cup tactics limited the use of wingers and he was often played in a deeper right midfield position behind Tommy Baldwin who had replaced George Graham in a direct swap between Chelsea and Arsenal.

Chelsea reached a third consecutive cup final in 1972, this time the League Cup, and though Charlie Cooke again created the equaliser for Osgood, Chelsea lost to Stoke City.

Charlie Cooke was sold to Crystal Palace shortly afterwards for £85,000 and made 44 appearances for the South London side, but returned to Chelsea a year later.

Charlie Cooke left Chelsea for the second and final time in July 1978 to play for numerous American teams, including the Memphis Rogues, Los Angeles Aztecs and California Surf in the now-defunct NASL.