Irvine Boocock (27 February 1890 – 17 November 1941) was an English professional footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City as a left back.[1][3] He represented the Football League XI.[4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Irvine Boocock[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Cleckheaton, England | ||
Date of death | 17 November 1941[1] | (aged 51)||
Place of death | Heckmondwike, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1910 | Sunfield Rovers | ||
1910–1922 | Bradford City | 169 | (1) |
1922–1923 | Darlington | 13 | (0) |
Total | 182 | (1) | |
International career | |||
1914 | Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Cleckheaton, Boocock began his football career with non-League club Sunfield Rovers,[1] before joining First Division club Bradford City in March 1910.[3] Either side of the First World War, Boocock made 184 appearances and scored one goal for the Bantams.[3] He finished his career with a short spell at Third Division North club Darlington, whom he joined in June 1922.[5]
Boocock also played cricket for hometown club Cleckheaton between 1909 and 1932 and later served the club as groundsman and bar steward.[6] He also played for Moorend and Eccleshill.[6]
Boocock served as a corporal in the West Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War.[7] He served in five different battalions, including the Leeds Rifles and a Bradford Pals battalion.[7][8] He fell off a bicycle in 1941 and died of his injuries.[9]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bradford City | 1914–15[10] | First Division | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Total | 169 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 184 | 1 | ||
Darlington | 1922–23[5] | Third Division North | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Career total | 182 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 199 | 1 |