Graham Cooper (footballer, born 1962)

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Graham Cooper

| fullname = Graham Cooper

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1962|5|22}}

| birth_place = Huddersfield, England

| death_date =

| position = Midfielder

| height = 5 ft 10 in{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=194 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}

| years1 = 1983–1988

| years2 = 1988–1991

| years3 = 1990

| years4 = 1991

| years5 = 1991–1992

| clubs1 = Huddersfield Town

| clubs2 = Wrexham

| clubs3 = → York City (loan)

| clubs4 = Northwich Victoria

| clubs5 = Halifax Town

| caps1 = 74

| caps2 = 63

| caps3 = 2

| caps4 =

| caps5 = 39

| goals1 = 13

| goals2 = 16

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 =

| goals5 = 4

}}

Graham Cooper (born 22 May 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town before moving to Wrexham for a fee of £25,000 in 1987. He had a loan spell with York City before joining Halifax Town in January 1991. He was released by Halifax in May 1992 having played just twice for the Shaymen.

He later played for Lepton Highlanders in the Huddersfield District League.

In 2001, he was named Man of the Match in the Herald Cup Final as played for Kingsteignton Athletic against Paignton Villa at Plainmoor.

He currently plays for South Devon Football League side Hele rovers F.C. and in March 2008 was named in their squad for the 2008 Herald Cup Final against Buckland Athletic .[http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=135244&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134944&contentPK=20194650&folderPk=79054&pNodeId=134839|COOPER'S BACK IN THE FINAL AT 47 YEARS OLD]{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}