Paul Cook (footballer)

**Paul Anthony Cook** (born February 22, 1967 in Liverpool) is an English former footballer and the current manager of Chesterfield. He played for 23 years for many different clubs.

### Playing statistics

Source:

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|colspan=3|League|colspan=2|FA Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=5|Wigan Athletic|1984–85|Third Division|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|
|1985–86|Third Division|13|2|1|0|0|0|3|0|17|2|||
|1986–87|Third Division|27|4|4|0|1|0|2|1|34|5|||
|1987–88|Third Division|41|8|2|0|3|0|1|0|47|8|||
|rowspan=3|Norwich City|1988–89|First Division|4|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|6|0|
|1989–90|First Division|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|||
|rowspan=6|Wolverhampton Wanderers|1989–90|Second Division|28|2|1|0|0|0|1|0|30|2|
|1990–91|Second Division|42|6|0|0|2|0|2|1|46|7|||
|1991–92|Second Division|43|8|1|0|2|0|1|0|47|8|||
|1992–93|First Division|44|1|2|0|2|1|2|0|50|2|||
|1993–94|First Division|36|2|3|0|1|0|1|0|41|2|||
|rowspan=3|Coventry City|1994–95|Premier League|34|3|3|0|3|0|0|0|40|3|
|1995–96|Premier League|3|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|3|0|||
|rowspan=4|Tranmere Rovers|1995–96|First Division|15|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|15|1|
|1996–97|First Division|36|3|1|0|4|0|0|0|41|3|||
|1997–98|First Division|9|0|0|0|4|0|0|0|13|0|||
|rowspan=3|Stockport County|1997–98|First Division|25|3|1|0|0|0|0|0|26|3|
|1998–99|First Division|24|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|27|0|||
|Burnley (loan)|1998–99|Second Division|12|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|12|1||
|rowspan=5|Burnley|1999–2000|Second Division|44|3|4|2|1|0|0|0|49|5|
|2000–01|First Division|40|3|2|0|4|0|0|0|46|3|||
|2001–02|First Division|28|5|1|0|1|0|0|0|30|5|||
|2002–03|First Division|23|0|6|1|3|0|0|0|32|1|||
|Wigan Athletic (loan)|2001–02|Second Division|6|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|6|0||
|rowspan=4|Accrington Stanley|2003–04|Football Conference|34|1|6|0|0|0|1|0|41|1|
|2004–05|Football Conference|24|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|26|0|||
|2005–06|Football Conference|4|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|4|0|||

### Managerial statistics

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|rowspan=2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Southport|align=left|13 June 2006|align=left|3 January 2007|||||
|align=left|Sligo Rovers|align=left|27 April 2007|align=left|13 February 2012|||||
|align=left|Accrington Stanley|align=left|13 February 2012|align=left|25 October 2012|||||
|align=left|Chesterfield|align=left|25 October 2012|align=left|12 May 2015|||||
|align=left|Portsmouth|align=left|12 May 2015|align=left|31 May 2017|||||
|align=left|Wigan Athletic|align=left|31 May 2017|align=left|29 July 2020|||||
|align=left|Ipswich Town|align=left|2 March 2021|align=left|4 December 2021|||||
|align=left|Chesterfield|align=left|10 February 2022|align=left|_Present_|||||

### Player

**Burnley**
- Football League Second Division runner-up: 1999–2000

**Accrington Stanley**
- Conference National: 2005–06

**Individual**
- Wolverhampton Wanderers Player of the Year: 1992–93

### Manager

**Sligo Rovers**
- FAI Cup runner-up: 2009
- FAI Cup: 2010, 2011
- League of Ireland Cup: 2010

**Chesterfield**
- Football League Two: 2013–14
- National League: 2023–24
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 2013–14

**Portsmouth**
- EFL League Two: 2016–17

**Wigan Athletic**
- EFL League One: 2017–18

**Individual**
- Football League/EFL League Two Manager of the Month: August 2013, April 2017
- LMA League Two Manager of the Year: 2017
- EFL League One Manager of the Month: October 2017, March 2018, April 2018
- National League Manager of the Month: August 2022, January 2024

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Paul Cook
- **image**: Paul Cook 2018.jpg
- **caption**: Cook as manager of Wigan Athletic in 2018
- **fullname**: Paul Anthony Cook
- **birth place**: Kirkby, England
- **height**: 5 ft 11 in
- **position**: Midfielder#Central midfielder, Central midfielder
- **currentclub**: Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield (manager)
- **years1**: 1983–1984
- **years2**: 1984–1988
- **years3**: 1988–1989
- **years4**: 1989–1994
- **years5**: 1994–1996
- **years6**: 1996–1997
- **years7**: 1997–1999
- **years8**: 1999
- **years9**: 1999–2003
- **years10**: 2001–2002
- **years11**: 2003–2006
- **clubs1**: Marine F.C., Marine
- **clubs2**: Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic
- **clubs3**: Norwich City F.C., Norwich City
- **clubs4**: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers
- **clubs5**: Coventry City F.C., Coventry City
- **clubs6**: Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers
- **clubs7**: Stockport County F.C., Stockport County
- **clubs8**: → Burnley F.C., Burnley (loan)
- **clubs9**: Burnley F.C., Burnley
- **clubs10**: → Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic (loan)
- **clubs11**: Accrington Stanley F.C., Accrington Stanley
- **caps1**: 0
- **goals1**: 0
- **caps2**: 83
- **goals2**: 14
- **caps3**: 6
- **goals3**: 0
- **caps4**: 193
- **goals4**: 19
- **caps5**: 37
- **goals5**: 3
- **caps6**: 60
- **goals6**: 4
- **caps7**: 49
- **goals7**: 3
- **caps8**: 12
- **goals8**: 1
- **caps9**: 135
- **goals9**: 11
- **caps10**: 6
- **goals10**: 0
- **caps11**: 62
- **goals11**: 1
- **totalcaps**: 643
- **totalgoals**: 56
- **manageryears1**: 2006–2007
- **manageryears2**: 2007–2012
- **manageryears3**: 2012
- **manageryears4**: 2012–2015
- **manageryears5**: 2015–2017
- **manageryears6**: 2017–2020
- **manageryears7**: 2021
- **manageryears8**: 2022–
- **managerclubs1**: Southport F.C., Southport
- **managerclubs2**: Sligo Rovers F.C., Sligo Rovers
- **managerclubs3**: Accrington Stanley F.C., Accrington Stanley
- **managerclubs4**: Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield
- **managerclubs5**: Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth
- **managerclubs6**: Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic
- **managerclubs7**: Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town
- **managerclubs8**: Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield