Steve Cooper (footballer, born 1964)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stephen Brian Cooper | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
Steve Cooper (22 June 1964 – 14 February 2004) was an English footballer best known for his time spent with Airdrieonians. He was part of the Airdrie side that made it to the 1995 Scottish Cup final and played the full 90 minutes against Celtic as the Diamonds lost 1-0 to a Pierre van Hooijdonk goal.
Before joining Airdrie, Cooper played for a number of clubs in England, most notably Tranmere Rovers, where he scored twice in Tranmere's successful playoff campaign in 1991 that saw the club promoted to the first division, and also scored in the club's 3-2 defeat against Cooper's former club Birmingham City in the Leyland DAF Cup final, also in 1991. In 1984 he had a loan spell in Holland with NAC Breda.
He was inducted into the Airdrie United Hall of Fame in 2004 as recognition of his service to the club. He died in this same year at 39 years of age.[1]
References
- ^ Football mourns Cooper BBC Sport 17 February 2004
- 1964 births
- 2004 deaths
- English footballers
- NAC Breda players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players