Michael Cook (born 9 April 1951) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. Cook spent his entire career with

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

, making 614 appearances in

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and holds the all-time club record for appearances. During his career he was part of the side which won the

Watney Cup The Watney Mann Invitation Cup (normally referred to as simply the Watney Cup) was a short-lived English football tournament held in the early 1970s. It was held before the start of the season, and was contested by the teams that had scored the ...

and that beat

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

in the

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. After retiring he became a youth coach at Colchester as well as having a brief spell as caretaker manager in 1999. His time at the club was ended in 2004 when he was made redundant by the club. During his time as a youth coach he helped talents such as Lomana Tresor Lua Lua to develop.

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* 1951 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Leyton Orient F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players English Football League players Colchester United F.C. managers English football managers English football coaches Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub