Paul Cooper (footballer, born 1953)

Paul Cooper
Personal information
Full name Paul David Cooper
Date of birth (1953-12-21) 21 December 1953
Place of birth Cannock, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Boney Hay Juniors
Cannock Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1971 Sutton Coldfield Town 8 (0)
1971–1974 Birmingham City 17 (0)
1974Ipswich Town (loan) 1 (0)
1974–1987 Ipswich Town 446 (0)
1987–1989 Leicester City 56 (0)
1989–1990 Manchester City 15 (0)
1990–1991 Stockport County 22 (0)
Total 565 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul David Cooper (born 21 December 1953) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made more than 500 appearances in the Football League, most of them for Ipswich Town, where he won the 1978 FA Cup and the 1981 UEFA Cup and also gained a reputation for saving penalties. With 575 appearances for Ipswich, he is ranked fourth in the club's all-time appearances list.