Bill Cookson

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Bill Cookson

| image =

| fullname = William Henry James Cookson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|12|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Collingwood, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1980|07|19|1900|12|10|df=y}}

| death_place = Parkville, Victoria

| height = 168 cm

| weight = 60 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1924

| years1 = 1924

| club1 = {{AFL Ess}}

| games_goals1 = 2 (3)

| careerhighlights =

}}

William Henry James Cookson (10 December 1900 – 19 July 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=175}}