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5

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

22

Reserve Appearances

3

Reserve
Goals

22

Senior
Appearances

1

Senior
Goals

Neale Cooper

First Team
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Centre Back

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Neale James Cooper

Role

CB Neale Cooper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #639 |

Position

Born

Defender

24 November 1963

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Darjeeling ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 0 in) 1.83ย m

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Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1986-87

Aberdeen ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

ยฃ350k

1 July 1986

22

Graham Turner ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1987-88

Glasgow Rangers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

ยฃ250k

30 June 1988

24

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Neale Cooper

Previous Clubs:

1978-79 King Street ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1979-80 Aberdeen Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Scottish Premier League

1979-86 Aberdeen ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Scottish Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 132 | 132 (0) | โšฝ 6 |

Loans Out

Neale Cooper

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Neale Cooper

Subsequent Clubs:

1988-90 Glasgow Rangers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Free
Scottish Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 17 | 17 (0) | โšฝ 1 |

1990-91 Aberdeen ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Free
Scottish Premier League

1991-92 Reading ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1992-96 Dunfermline Athletic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Free
Scottish First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 105 | 101 (4) | โšฝ 4 |

1996-98 Ross County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Free
Scottish Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1998 Retired aged 34

Career Progression

Neale Cooper

1986-87 Aston Villa Youth
1986-88 Aston Villa Reserves
1987 Aston Villa First Team

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Neale Cooper

5

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

1986-87 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

Reserve Career

Neale Cooper

22

Reserve Appearances

3

Reserve
Goals

1988-89 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1987-88 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |
1986-87 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |

First Team Career

Neale Cooper

22

Senior
Appearances

1

Senior
Goals

CB Neale Cooper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1987 | ยฃ350k |
๐Ÿ•’ 22 | 21 (1) | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 1 | #639 |
๐ŸŸฉ 3 | ๐ŸŸจ 10 | ๐ŸŸฅ 9 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 5 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Neale Cooper

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Neale Cooper

๐ŸŸจ 2 Sep 1986 Sunderland 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Oct 1986 Villa 7-1 Newcastle
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Oct 1986 Sheffield United 4-2 Villa
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Nov 1986 Coventry 4-2 Villa
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Nov 1986 Villa 2-5 Oldham
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Dec 1986 Everton 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Dec 1986 Villa 3-3 Coventry
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Jan 1987 Villa 4-0 Boro
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Mar 1987 Villa 4-1 Sheffield United
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Mar 1987 Newcastle 0-4 Villa
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Sep 1987 Villa 3-1 Leicester
Reserves

1987-88

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Jan 1988 Villa 3-1 Manchester City
Reserves

1987-88

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Apr 1988 Bradford 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1987-88

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Apr 1988 Grimsby 0-2 Villa
Reserves

1987-88

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Apr 1988 Villa 0-6 Forest
Reserves

1987-88

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Apr 1988 Villa 8-0 Blackpool
Reserves

1987-88

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 May 1988 Villa 2-3 United
Reserves

1987-88

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 9 May 1988 Wednesday 4-4 Villa
Reserves

1987-88

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1988 Villa 2-0 Huddersfield
Reserves

1988-89

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Sep 1988 Newcastle 2-2 Villa
Reserves

1988-89

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Sep 1988 Villa 6-2 Manchester City
Reserves

1988-89

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1988 Blackburn 1-3 Villa
Reserves

1988-89

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Sep 1988 Villa 1-1 Wednesday
Reserves

1988-89

Central League Division One

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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