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Donald James Cock (10 July 1896 – August 1974) was an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 player. He was the younger brother of England
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
 international Jack Cock
Jack Cock

John Gilbert "Jack" Cock Distinguished Conduct Medal Military Medal was an England Football who played for various English club sides as a striker....
.

Born in Hayle
Hayle

Hayle is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, UK. The parish was created in 1888 from part of the now defunct Phillack parish, with which it was later combined in 1935, and incorporated part of St Erth in 1937....
, Cornwall
Cornwall

Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
, Cock started his professional career with Brentford
Brentford F.C.

Brentford Football Club are a professional England football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League Two....
 during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. A striker
Striker

Forwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals....
, he moved to Fulham
Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is an English professional Association football club based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are in the top tier of English football, the The Football Association Premier League....
 in 1919. In three seasons with the Second Division
Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in England football .This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992-93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams making up the new FA Premier League, which had...
 club, he averaged a goal every other game, and was the club's leading goalscorer in 1919–20 and 1920–21. He moved to Notts County
Notts County F.C.

Notts County Football Club is a association football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional....
 in October 1922 and played nearly 100 games in three seasons there, being the club's top scorer in 1922–23 and 1923–24, winning the Second Division title in the former.

Cock's exploits at Notts County earned the eye of Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in Football in England, having won thirteen Football League First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cup...
 and he was signed by Leslie Knighton
Leslie Knighton

Albert Leslie Knighton was an English football manager.Knighton was born in Church Gresley, Derbyshire. His own playing career was cut short by injury, after which he moved into coaching and management....
 in March 1925, making his debut for Arsenal against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English Football League teams professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England....
 on 7 March 1925.






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Donald James Cock (10 July 1896 – August 1974) was an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 player. He was the younger brother of England
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
 international Jack Cock
Jack Cock

John Gilbert "Jack" Cock Distinguished Conduct Medal Military Medal was an England Football who played for various English club sides as a striker....
.

Born in Hayle
Hayle

Hayle is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, UK. The parish was created in 1888 from part of the now defunct Phillack parish, with which it was later combined in 1935, and incorporated part of St Erth in 1937....
, Cornwall
Cornwall

Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
, Cock started his professional career with Brentford
Brentford F.C.

Brentford Football Club are a professional England football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League Two....
 during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. A striker
Striker

Forwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals....
, he moved to Fulham
Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is an English professional Association football club based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are in the top tier of English football, the The Football Association Premier League....
 in 1919. In three seasons with the Second Division
Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in England football .This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992-93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams making up the new FA Premier League, which had...
 club, he averaged a goal every other game, and was the club's leading goalscorer in 1919–20 and 1920–21. He moved to Notts County
Notts County F.C.

Notts County Football Club is a association football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional....
 in October 1922 and played nearly 100 games in three seasons there, being the club's top scorer in 1922–23 and 1923–24, winning the Second Division title in the former.

Cock's exploits at Notts County earned the eye of Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in Football in England, having won thirteen Football League First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cup...
 and he was signed by Leslie Knighton
Leslie Knighton

Albert Leslie Knighton was an English football manager.Knighton was born in Church Gresley, Derbyshire. His own playing career was cut short by injury, after which he moved into coaching and management....
 in March 1925, making his debut for Arsenal against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English Football League teams professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England....
 on 7 March 1925. However, in his next match, against his former club Notts County at Meadow Lane
Meadow Lane

The Meadow Lane Stadium is a football stadium in Nottingham, England. It is the home ground of Notts County F.C., holding a capacity of 20,300, present capacity is 19,588 due to safety requirements as per safety certificate....
, he was tackled strongly and broke his leg. He was out of action for five months and could not find favour under new manager Herbert Chapman
Herbert Chapman

Herbert Chapman was an England association football player and manager. Though he had an undistinguished playing career, he went on to become one of the most successful and influential managers in early 20th century Football in England, before his sudden death in 1934....
. Cock only played one more game for Arsenal before being sold to Clapton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.

Leyton Orient F.C. are an England professional Association football team from east London, currently playing in Football League One of the Football League....
 in October 1925.

Cock regained his form at Orient, becoming top scorer for the Second Division side in 1925–26 and 1926–27 before finishing his career with brief stints at Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the City of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands of England....
 and Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.

Newport County are a Wales football team based in the city of Newport. They currently play in the English football league system Conference South....
 in 1927. He retired from professional football, aged 31, soon after. He died in 1974, aged 78.