Steve Cooper

Football player infobox
playername = Steve Cooper


fullname = Stephen Brian Cooper
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dateofbirth = birth date|1964|6|22|df=y
cityofbirth = Birmingham
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|2004|2|14|1964|6|22|df=y
cityofdeath = Birmingham
countryofdeath = England
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position = Striker
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years = 1982-1984 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1988 1988-1990 1990-1993 1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1999 1999-2000
clubs = Birmingham City →Halifax Town (loan)
Newport County
Plymouth Argyle Barnsley Tranmere Rovers → Peterborough United → Wigan Athletic York City Airdrieonians Ayr United
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007 0(1)
038 (11)
073 (15)
077 (13)
032 0(3)
009 0(0)
004 0(0)
038 0(6)
133 (42)
000 0(0)
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Steve Cooper (22 June 1964 – 14 February 2004) was an English footballer best known for his time spent with Airdrieonians. He was part of the Airdrie side that made it to the 1995 Scottish Cup final and played the full 90 minutes against Celtic as the Diamonds lost 1-0 to a Pierre van Hooijdonk goal.

Before joining Airdrie, Cooper played for a number of clubs in England, most notably Tranmere Rovers, where he scored twice in Tranmere's successful playoff campaign in 1991 that saw the club promoted to the first division, and also scored in the club's 3-2 defeat against Cooper's former club Birmingham City in the Leyland DAF Cup final, also in 1991. In 1984 he had a loan spell in Holland with NAC Breda.

He was inducted into the Airdrie United Hall of Fame in 2004 as recognition of his service to the club. He passed away in this same year at 39 years of age. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3495513.stm Football mourns Cooper] "BBC Sport" 17 February 2004]

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