George Cooper (footballer, born 1996)

George Iain Cooper (born 30 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preston Lions[3] in National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 in Victoria, Australia. He started his career at Crewe Alexandra, having come through their academy.

This article is about an English association football player. For other people of the same name, see George Cooper.

George Cooper
Personal information
Full name George Iain Cooper[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Preston Lions
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2014 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Crewe Alexandra 122 (14)
2018–2020 Peterborough United 34 (4)
2019–2020 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 27 (3)
2020–2022 Plymouth Argyle 13 (1)
2022–2023 Chesterfield 8 (0)
2023 Warrington Rylands 7 (0)
2023– Preston Lions 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:40, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Cooper graduated through the Crewe Alexandra Academy to sign a three-year professional contract in April 2014.[4] Aged 17, he made his first team debut for Crewe Alexandra on 2 September 2014, replacing Bradden Inman 71 minutes into a 3–0 defeat to Rochdale in a Football League Trophy first round match.[5] On 26 September 2014, Cooper made his first league appearance for Crewe Alexandra in a 6–1 defeat at the hands of Milton Keynes Dons. On 11 October 2014, he scored his first goal for Crewe in a 2–1 victory over Coventry City.

In April 2017, Crewe triggered a contract extension clause keeping Cooper at Crewe until June 2018.[6]

Peterborough United

In January 2018, he signed for Peterborough United on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.[7] He scored on his Peterborough debut, in a 3–0 win against Oldham Athletic.

Plymouth Argyle (loan)

On 29 August 2019, Cooper joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan deal.[8] He played the majority of the season at left wing-back, and finished the season with a recorded 12 assists, as Argyle were promoted to League One.

Upon his return to Peterborough, Cooper was transfer-listed and left out of Posh's 'Salary Cap Squad', along with George Boyd, Jason Naismith and Louis Reed.[9]

Plymouth Argyle

On 2 September 2020, Cooper re-joined Argyle, this time permanently, for an undisclosed fee. He signed a three-year contract.[10]

Chesterfield

On 27 June 2022, Cooper's contract at Plymouth Argyle was cancelled by mutual consent and he subsequently joined Chesterfield on a free transfer.[11]

Warrington Rylands

On 24 February 2023, Cooper signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Rylands.[12]

Preston Lions

On 19 June 2023, Cooper signed for National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 club Preston Lions.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 December 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra 2014–15[14] League One 2221270310253
2015–16[15] League One 271101010301
2016–17[16] League Two 4692020315310
2017–18[17] League Two 271301030341
Total 1221480408114215
Peterborough United 2017–18[18] League One 132000000132
2018–19[19] League One 212201051293
Total 344201051425
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2019–20[20] League Two 27221500000153
Career total 167191205015219921
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "George Cooper". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. George Cooper Stat
  4. "Academy winger rewarded with a three-year deal after emerging through the Academy". crewealex.net. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. "Crewe 0 – 3 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  6. "Academy product's deal extended by further year". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  7. "George Cooper: Peterborough United sign Crewe Alexandra midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. "Coops Swoops In". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. "Club Confirm Salary Cap Squad". Peterborough United FC. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. "Green George - Cooper Signs Permanent Deal". Plymouth Argyle FC. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. "Cooper Signs for Chesterfield FC". Chesterfield FC. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  12. Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C. [@RylandsFC] (24 February 2023). "⚽️✍️COOPER JOINS CLEGGY'S CREW✍️⚽️ We are delighted to announce the signing of ex @crewealexfc and @ChesterfieldFC midfielder George Cooper. #WeAreRylands" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. "WELCOME TO PRESTON GEORGE COOPER". Preston Lions FC. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  14. "Games played by George Cooper in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  15. "Games played by George Cooper in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  16. "Games played by George Cooper in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  17. "Games played by George Cooper in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  18. "Games played by George Cooper in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  19. "Games played by George Cooper in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  20. "Games played by George Cooper in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  21. "Winners announced for The Football League Awards 2015". The Football League. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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