Edward John Cooke (born 18 March 1942) is an English former football goalkeeper who was a member of non-League Macclesfield Town's highly successful team of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Cooke passed through the Port Vale youth team to sign professional forms under manager Norman Low in June 1960.
[1] He was only ever utilized as an emergency keeper when Ken Hancock was injured, and after just seven Third Division appearances in almost four years he was given a free transfer away from Vale Park in May 1964 by manager Freddie Steele.
[2] Cooke was also the goalkeeper for Macclesfield's Third Round FA Cup tie with Bobby Robson's Fulham at Craven Cottage on 27 January 1968.
Besides, the number of goals conceded by the team during his stay, in the free-scoring sixties, is an eloquent statement in Johnnie Cooke's favour.