Player Details

Real Name: James Cookson
Normal Position: Defender
Height: 5' 9 1/2
Weight: 11st 10lbs
Born: 22/08/1927 (Ford, Litherland)
Died: 23/12/1993 (Netherton, Bootle)

Jimmy Cookson

At Everton he played chiefly in the Central League and Liverpool County Combination sides and came to Southport as a wing-half when he wanted to get more involved in the family business. It was not until he was tried at full-back in the Reserves that he found his best position. When Colin Beardshaw was injured Cookson was called up for the Third Round F.A. Cup-tie with Hull City and he did quite well. He was in and out of the side for the rest of the season, but in 1950-51 he became a regular. He got few opportunities once Wally Taylor took over at right-back and quickly made the berth his own. Cookson's only goal was a free-kick against Darlington, struck from the halfway line. He was licensee of the `Tailors Arms' at Ford until 1974 and thereafter became Steward of the Constitutional Club at Seaforth. Latterly he had a history of heart trouble which induced him to take early retirement. He died at home of a heart attack.

Player Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9

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Statistics include the following competitions
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,

Season	Apps	Goals
1949/1950	13	0
1950/1951	39	0
1951/1952	12	2
Total	64	2

Games where player was named on the team sheet

Date	Competition	Venue	Opponents	Score
29/04/1952	League / D3N	A	OLDHAM ATHLETIC	1 - 2
26/04/1952	League / D3N	A	CARLISLE UNITED	2 - 0
19/04/1952	League / D3N	H	ACCRINGTON STANLEY	0 - 0
16/04/1952	Liverpool Senior Cup / R	A	LIVERPOOL	1 - 4
14/04/1952	League / D3N	A	LINCOLN CITY	0 - 4
12/04/1952	League / D3N	A	ROCHDALE	0 - 1
13/03/1952	Lancashire Senior Cup / 2	A	BARROW	1 - 3
08/03/1952	League / D3N	H	WREXHAM	2 - 1
29/12/1951	League / D3N	A	GATESHEAD (1930)	0 - 3
26/12/1951	League / D3N	A	WORKINGTON	1 - 6
25/12/1951	League / D3N	H	WORKINGTON	4 - 2
22/12/1951	League / D3N	H	DARLINGTON	3 - 0
05/05/1951	League / D3N	A	MANSFIELD TOWN	2 - 2
30/04/1951	League / D3N	A	GATESHEAD (1930)	3 - 1
23/04/1951	Liverpool Senior Cup	A	LIVERPOOL	0 - 1
21/04/1951	League / D3N	H	HARTLEPOOL	3 - 0
17/04/1951	League / D3N	H	HALIFAX TOWN	1 - 1
14/04/1951	League / D3N	A	HALIFAX TOWN	0 - 1
10/04/1951	League / D3N	H	MANSFIELD TOWN	0 - 1
07/04/1951	League / D3N	H	STOCKPORT COUNTY	2 - 0
04/04/1951	League / D3N	A	CREWE ALEXANDRA	0 - 1
31/03/1951	League / D3N	A	ROCHDALE	1 - 1
26/03/1951	League / D3N	A	SCUNTHORPE UNITED	0 - 0
24/03/1951	League / D3N	H	BRADFORD CITY	0 - 1
23/03/1951	League / D3N	H	SCUNTHORPE UNITED	2 - 2
17/03/1951	League / D3N	A	SHREWSBURY TOWN	5 - 1
10/03/1951	League / D3N	H	CHESTER (1885)	0 - 1
03/03/1951	League / D3N	A	DARLINGTON	1 - 1
03/02/1951	League / D3N	A	OLDHAM ATHLETIC	0 - 4
30/01/1951	League / D3N	A	ROTHERHAM UNITED	1 - 1
27/01/1951	League / D3N	H	GATESHEAD (1930)	1 - 0
09/01/1951	League / D3N	H	ROTHERHAM UNITED	0 - 1
26/12/1950	League / D3N	H	YORK CITY	1 - 1
25/12/1950	League / D3N	A	YORK CITY	0 - 2
23/12/1950	League / D3N	H	ACCRINGTON STANLEY	3 - 0
16/12/1950	League / D3N	A	CARLISLE UNITED	1 - 3
09/12/1950	FA Cup / 2	H	CARLISLE UNITED	1 - 3
02/12/1950	League / D3N	A	HARTLEPOOL	2 - 3
28/11/1950	FA Cup / 1R	H	LINCOLN CITY	3 - 2
25/11/1950	FA Cup / 1	A	LINCOLN CITY	1 - 1
18/11/1950	League / D3N	A	STOCKPORT COUNTY	2 - 3
11/11/1950	League / D3N	H	ROCHDALE	1 - 1
04/11/1950	League / D3N	A	BRADFORD CITY	0 - 3
21/10/1950	League / D3N	A	CHESTER (1885)	2 - 0
23/09/1950	League / D3N	H	OLDHAM ATHLETIC	1 - 4
16/09/1950	League / D3N	A	BRADFORD ( PARK AVENUE )	0 - 2
12/09/1950	League / D3N	H	BARROW	4 - 1
09/09/1950	League / D3N	H	TRANMERE ROVERS	0 - 1
07/09/1950	League / D3N	A	BARROW	1 - 3
02/09/1950	League / D3N	H	CREWE ALEXANDRA	2 - 0
29/08/1950	League / D3N	H	NEW BRIGHTON	0 - 1
29/04/1950	League / D3N	H	CARLISLE UNITED	1 - 2
22/04/1950	League / D3N	A	ROTHERHAM UNITED	0 - 4
15/04/1950	League / D3N	H	WREXHAM	0 - 0
25/03/1950	League / D3N	A	TRANMERE ROVERS	0 - 2
18/03/1950	League / D3N	H	YORK CITY	1 - 1
11/03/1950	League / D3N	A	OLDHAM ATHLETIC	5 - 2
25/02/1950	League / D3N	A	BARROW	0 - 1
28/01/1950	League / D3N	A	LINCOLN CITY	1 - 1
21/01/1950	League / D3N	A	HARTLEPOOL	0 - 1
17/01/1950	Lancashire Senior Cup / 2	H	MANCHESTER UNITED	1 - 0
14/01/1950	League / D3N	H	GATESHEAD (1930)	0 - 3
07/01/1950	FA Cup / 3	H	HULL CITY	0 - 0
29/09/1949	Liverpool Senior Cup	A	TRANMERE ROVERS	0 - 2