Robert Leslie Cooke was an English footballer and manager who played as a forward in the Football League, most notably for Peterborough United and Brentford.
17 Facts About Robbie Cooke
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Robbie Cooke represented England C at international level while playing non-League football.
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Robbie Cooke's performances saw him awarded the Supporters' Player of the Year award.
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Robbie Cooke departed the Gingerbreads at the end of the campaign.
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Robbie Cooke scored 71 goals in 144 appearances for the Posh.
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Three years of mid-table mediocrity followed and Robbie Cooke departed Brentford in December 1987, having scored 64 goals in 150 games for the Bees.
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Robbie Cooke was unable to break up the forward pairing of Tony Cascarino and Teddy Sheringham and departed the Lions in September 1988.
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Robbie Cooke dropped back into non-League football to join Conference club Kettering Town in September 1988.
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Robbie Cooke had a prolific spell with the Poppies, scoring 49 goals in 95 appearances across three seasons in which the club consistently challenged for promotion to the Football League.
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Robbie Cooke ended his career with spells at Northampton Spencer, Bourne Town and a second stint at Grantham Town.
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In December 1998, Robbie Cooke returned to Kettering Town to become assistant manager and first team coach.
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Robbie Cooke was invited to become a part-time scout for Preston North End by former Cambridge United teammate and then-Preston manager David Moyes.
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Robbie Cooke subsequently followed Moyes to Premier League club Everton in 2002 and Manchester United in 2013, serving as chief scout at both clubs.
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In November 2014, Robbie Cooke was appointed to the role of UK and International Scout at Burnley.
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Robbie Cooke reunited with David Moyes at Premier League club West Ham United in 2020 and held the role of chief scout until his death in August 2021.
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Robbie Cooke's nephew Russell was a footballer and played for Hucknall Town, Eastwood Town and Ilkeston Town.
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Robbie Cooke worked for Thomas Cook and later for Travelex in the 1990s and at the time of his death from cancer at Thorpe Hall in August 2021, he was living in Sawtry.