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was effusive about his debut: "The new player was a great success, showing splendid ball control and a capacity for carrying on flanking movements which has never been surpassed by any
Llanelly player. On Saturday's form he is a wonderful capture, and he had the distinction of scoring a brace of
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in the third qualifying round of the 1933–34 FA Cup, only to be eliminated because his team contained ineligible players. In
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goals in a manner which marked him as a fine opportunist." He went on to captain the side, and scored the winner as they beat
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704:. 25 September 1926. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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The Sons of the Rock - The
Official History of Dumbarton Football Club
963:. 17 November 1937. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
859:. 14 September 1932. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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684:. 28 February 1923. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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740:"Middlesbrough v. The Arsenal. Home club's first victory this year"
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943:. 22 April 1937. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
791:. 22 July 1926. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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615:"Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009"
642:"Llanelly captain Cochrane transferred To Northampton"
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games. He was the club's top scorer with 21 goals in
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956:"East Stirling F.C.'s crisis. Six players released"
880:. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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617:. Chesterfield F.C. Archived from
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