Career
He played in midfield. He went on to play for Boston United in the Northern Premier League. Cobb was the scorer of Nottingham Forest"s first goal in European football, in a 5–1 defeat to Valencia in the 1961-1962 Fairs Cup.
He scored a hat-trick on his Lincoln City debut, in an 8–1 defeat of Luton Town.
After retiring from football he kept a public in Nottingham and managed the bars at Nottingham Ice Stadium.