Career
He played as a winger, for Aberdeen, Dundee, and Crystal Palace before ending his career in the United States. Cooke began his professional career with Aberdeen in 1960 and moved to Dundee in December 1964, where he was voted player of the year. He signed for in April 1966 for a then club record of £72,000 as part of manager Tommy Docherty"s restructuring of the side, which saw Cooke take the place of Terry Venables in the team
Cooke had a shot tipped over the bar by Pat Jennings early on, but generally underperformed and lost 2–1.
In the early 1970s, Cooke was one of the star players in a flamboyant side, alongside the likes of Peter Bonetti, Peter Osgood, Alan Hudson and Ian Hutchinson. reached a third consecutive cup final in 1972, this time the League Cup, and though Cooke again created the equaliser for Osgood, lost to Stoke City. He was sold to Crystal Palace shortly afterwards for £85,000 and made 44 appearances for the South London side, but returned to a year later.
By that stage, the club were in decline and were relegated in 1974-1975, though Cooke"s experience proved invaluable in helping manager and ex-team mate Eddie McCreadie"s young side earn promotion again in 1976-1977. In his two spells at, Cooke made 373 appearances, scoring 30 goals.
Cooke left for the second and final time in July 1978 to play for numerous American teams, including the Memphis Rogues, Los Angeles Aztecs and California Surf in the now-defunct NASL. He was a Scotland international, winning 16 caps.
In 1980, he replaced his old team mate, Eddie McCreadie, as the head coach of the Memphis Rogues. After new ownership moved the team to Calgary, Cooke himself moved to the California Surf where he played one last outdoor season. After this however, he continued to play in the indoor leagues, making his last appearance in the 1985-1986 season for the Dallas Sidekicks.
He now runs a soccer school in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 2006, his autobiography The Bonnie Prince, written with Martin Knight, was published.