Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Terry Cooper Biography and Timeline

Follow Terry Cooper through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Terry Cooper, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1968–1991Years on this page

1968

League Cup Final Winner

Midfielder · London · Sport / Football

Scores the decisive goal against Arsenal at Wembley as Leeds United wins the Football League Cup for the first time.

1970

Cooper Begins World Cup at Left Back

Defender · Guadalajara · Sport / Football

Terry Cooper plays in England’s defence against Romania and contributes to the narrow victory secured by Hurst’s goal.

1971

Second Fairs Cup Medal

Defender · Turin · Sport / Football

Plays for Leeds United in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final campaign that ends with an away-goals victory over Juventus.

1991

Football League Trophy Triumph

Manager · Wembley · Sport / Football

Cooper guided Birmingham City to victory over Tranmere Rovers in the 1991 Associate Members’ Cup final, bringing a Wembley trophy to the club.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.