George Cooper (footballer, born 1996)

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

George Iain Cooper (born 30 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Didsbury & Chorlton in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division. He started his career at Crewe Alexandra, having come through their academy.

George Cooper

Personal information
Full name	George Iain Cooper[1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Warrington, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	West Didsbury & Chorlton
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)
2023–2024	Preston Lions	3	(0)
2024–	West Didsbury & Chorlton	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Peterborough United

In January 2018, he signed for Peterborough United on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8]

Plymouth Argyle

On 2 September 2020, Cooper re-joined Argyle, this time permanently, for an undisclosed fee. He signed a three-year contract.^[9]

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.^[10]

Warrington Rylands

On 24 February 2023, Cooper signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Rylands.^[11]

Preston Lions

On 19 June 2023, Cooper signed for National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 club Preston Lions.^[12]

West Didsbury & Chorlton

A year later, in June 2024, Cooper returned to English non-league football, signing for North West Counties Football League Premier Division side West Didsbury & Chorlton.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other[a]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2014–15[14]	League One	22	21	2	7	0	3	1	0	25	3
	2015–16[15]	League One	27	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	30	1
	2016–17[16]	League Two	46	9	2	0	2	0	3	1	53	10
	2017–18[17]	League Two	27	1	3	0	1	0	3	0	34	1
	Total		122	14	8	0	4	0	8	1	142	15
Peterborough United	2017–18[18]	League One	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2
	2018–19[19]	League One	21	2	2	0	1	0	5	1	29	3
	Total		34	4	2	0	1	0	5	1	42	5
Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2019–20[20]	League Two	27	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	31	3
Plymouth Argyle	2020–21[21]	League One	12	1	1	0	2	0	2	1	17	2
	2021–22[22]	League One	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		13	1	2	0	3	0	2	1	20	2
Chesterfield	2022–23[23]	National League	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			190	20	15	0	8	0	19	3	244	25

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Individual

• League One Apprentice Award: 2014–15^[24]