Michael Cooper
Position: Defender · Years: 1905-1912 · Team: Men's First Team
Senior appearances: 340 · Goals: 3
Michael Cooper's profile is preserved in the All WHUFC archive alongside every player to have represented West Ham United across the club's 130-year history — from the founding as Thames Ironworks in 1895 through to the present day.
Michael Cooper represented the Men's First Team squad at the club. Playing as a defender during 1905-1912, Records list Michael Cooper with 340 senior appearances and 3 goals for the Hammers. West Ham United defenders have long carried the responsibility of protecting the club's proud East London tradition. From Bobby Moore — the club's greatest ever player and 1966 World Cup-winning captain — to modern figures such as Rio Ferdinand, Winston Reid and Aaron Cresswell, defenders have been central to Hammers folklore.
This era at West Ham United spanned the Thames Ironworks legacy, the club's 1900 rebrand, and the move to the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park in 1904.
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