Billy Cook (26 June 1940 – 2 July 2017) was a footballer who played seven times for the Australia national association football team.
Playing career
Club career Cook played his youth football for Galston Amateurs and Ardrossan Winton Rovers before signing with Kilmarnock in 1959. He played ten matches for Kilmarnock before moving to Australia to play for Melbourne team Slavia.
International career Cook represented Scotland once at under-14 level and twice at under-15 level.
While playing at Slavia Cook came to the attention of the Australian selectors. Between 1965 and 1967 he played in seven full internationals for Australia, including two against Scotland, his country of birth.
He also played for the Victorian state team on several occasions.
Personal life Cook died on 2 July 2017, aged 77.
Honours Slavia Melbourne Australia Cup: 1963 Victoria State League: runner-up 1966 Dockerty Cup: 1964, 1965, 1967; runner-up 1966 Victoria Ampol Cup: 1967
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