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Herbert Cock
Personal details
Born 7 October 1900
Slough, England[1]
Died January 1977 (aged 76)[2]
Crawley, England

Herbert Cock (7 October 1900 – January 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward and made one appearance in the Football League for Brentford.

Career[]

In late January 1921,[3] Cock joined Brentford on a contract running until the end of the 1920–21 season.[4] He made one appearance in the Football League, playing in a 1–0 Third Division defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 7 May 1921.[5] He subsequently joined Queens Park Rangers and then Arsenal in September 1921,[6] but failed to make a senior appearance for either club.[4]

Personal life[]

Cock was the younger brother of footballers Jack and Donald.[7] Prior to joining Brentford in January 1921, he served in the Royal Navy.[3]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1920–21[5] Third Division 1 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References[]

  1. H on Lives of the First World War
  2. 2.0 2.1 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 61. ISBN 978-1905891610. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Gleanings – Notes And News About Clubs And Players". The Athletic News. 24 January 1921. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 38. ISBN 978-0955294914. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 366. ISBN 0951526200. 
  6. "Seasonal Stats – 1921–22". http://www.qprnet.com/uploads/1/2/0/8/120823999/qpr1921.xls. 
  7. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 23. ISBN 1-874427-57-7. 
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