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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest George Cooksey | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop's Stortford, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 2008 (aged 28) | ||
| Position(s) | Utility player | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1997 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 199?–1998 | Heybridge Swifts | ? | (?) |
| 1998–2000 | Bishop's Stortford | ? | (?) |
| 2000–2002 | Chesham United | 25 | (4) |
| 2002 | Bromley | ? | (?) |
| 2002–2003 | Crawley Town | 34 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | (4) |
| 2004–2007 | Rochdale | 87 | (8) |
| 2007 | Boston United | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Grays Athletic | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernest George Cooksey (11 June 1980 – 3 July 2008) was an English footballer, who was a utility player. He started as a trainee with Colchester United, before joining non-League clubs Heybridge Swifts, Bishop's Stortford, Chesham United and Bromley. In 2002, he joined Southern Football League Premier Division side Crawley Town before turning professional with Football League side Oldham Athletic in 2003.
He then moved to Rochdale in 2004 and Boston United in 2007, totalling 140 appearances in the Football League over a four-year period. He dropped down back into non-League football, joining Conference National club Grays Athletic, making 19 league appearances.
Cooksey had a form of skin cancer removed from his back in 2006, but was diagnosed with a recurrence of a malignant melanoma in February 2008. He died in the early hours of 3 July 2008, aged 28.