Henry Cockburn

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Henry Cockburn
Personnel
birthday September 14, 1921
place of birth Ashton under Lyne ,  England
date of death January 20, 2004
Place of death Mossley ,  England
size 165 cm
position left outrunner
Juniors
Years station
Goslings United
1943-1944 Manchester United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1944-1954 Manchester United 243 (4)
1954-1956 Bury FC 35 (0)
1956-1959 Peterborough United
1959-1960 Corby Town
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1949 England B 1 (0)
1946-1951 England 13 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
Oldham Athletic
Huddersfield Town
1 Only league games are given.

Henry Cockburn (born September 14, 1921 in Ashton-under-Lyne , Lancashire , † January 20, 2004 in Mossley ) was an English football player .

career

After attending Stamford High School, Cockburn began his career at Goslings United. In 1943 he moved to Manchester United as an amateur and received his first professional contract in 1944. Due to the Second World War , he made his league debut in 1946, in the same year he had his first international match with England against Northern Ireland .

His greatest successes with Manchester United were the FA Cup in 1948 and the English Championship in 1952. In 1954, Cockburn left Manchester and then moved to Bury FC , Peterborough United and Corby Town , where he ended his active football career in 1960.

After his playing days he worked as an assistant coach at Oldham Athletic and Huddersfield Town . In the 1960s, Cockburn played cricket for the Ashton Cricket Club.

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Individual references / comments

  1. ↑ in some sources 1923 is the year of birth and the 2nd / 4th February 2004 named as the day of death, cf. Notes on englandfootballonline.com
personal data
SURNAME Cockburn, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Ashton-under-Lyne , Lancashire
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 2004
Place of death Mossley