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Davie COOPER

Davie Cooper - Glasgow Rangers - League Appearances.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 19 September 1987

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    • POSITION
      Left Winger
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Saturday, 25 February 1956
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Hamilton, Scotland. Died 23 March 1995 (Aged 39).
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Scotland
  • CLUBS
  • Glasgow Rangers
    • Club Career Dates
      1977-1989
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 13th August 1977 in a 3-1 defeat at Aberdeen (Aged: 21)
    • Club Career
      321 League apps (+56 as sub), 49 goals
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Davie COOPER - Glasgow Rangers - League Appearances.

Davie Cooper is pictured during the 1-0 win against Motherwell on 19th. September 1987.

Clydebank:   1974-1975     Played   26     Scored   4   goals   (Scottish Division 2)
     1975-1976     Played   26     Scored   13   goals   (Scottish Division 2)
     1976-1977     Played   38     Scored   11   goals   (Scottish Division 1)
 
Transferred in June 1977 for £100, 000
 
Rangers:   1977-1978     Played   35     Scored   6   goals   (Scottish Premier)
     1978-1979     Played   30     Scored   5   goals   (Scottish Premier)
     1979-1980     Played   30     Scored   2   goals   (Scottish Premier)
     1980-1981     Played   25     Scored   3   goals   (Scottish Premier)
     1981-1982     Played   30     Scored   3   goals   (Scottish Premier)
     1982-1983     Played   31     Scored   5   goals   (Scottish Premier)
     1983-1984     Played   34     Scored   6   goals   (Scottish Premier)
     1984-1985     Played   32     Scored   5   goals   (Scottish Premier)
     1985-1986     Played   32     Scored   4   goals   (Scottish Premier)
     1986-1987     Played   42     Scored   8   goals   (Scottish Premier)
     1987-1988     Played   33     Scored   1   goal   (Scottish Premier)
     1988-1989     Played   23     Scored   1   goal   (Scottish Premier)
 

Transferred to Motherwell in August 1989. For whom he played 157 times

scoring 17 goals. (1989 - 1994.)

 

 

Davie Cooper suffered a brain haemorrhage on 22nd March 1995 at Broadwood Stadium,

the home of Clyde F.C., where he and  Charlie Nicholas were recording a coaching film. 

He died in hospital the next day -  just 39 years old.  He is buried at Hamilton's Bent cemetery.

 

Davie Cooper is pictured above playing for Glasgow Rangers during the match against arch rivals

Glasgow Celtic on 30th October 1982.  The Old Firm Match.   Photograph George Herringshaw.  ©

 

 

This photo of Rangers's Davie Cooper was taken just a few months before the picture of him above

and was  also taken during the Olf Firm game against Celtic this time on on 10th April 1982.

Photograph George Herringshaw.  ©

 

 Davie Cooper is seen here playing for Motherwell on the 9th. November 1991 in this

photo taken by George Herringshaw.  ©