Name: Terence Cooper
Seasons Played: 1971/72-1978/79
Position: Defender/midfield
Date of Birth: 11.03.1950
Birthplace: Croesyceiliog, Carmarthen
League Debut: 18.12.1971, Stockport County (h), Div 4
League Games: 268+2
League Goals: 12
Career: Newport County, Notts County, LCFC (loan), LCFC, Scunthorpe United (loan), Bradford City, Rochdale.

Born in Croesyceiliog, Carmarthen, Terry was a Welsh youth international who signed professional for Newport County in July 1968. He appeared in 64 (plus four as sub) Football League games for Newport scoring once before moving to Notts County.

He started just three Football League games, with another six appearances as sub, in two years at Meadow Lane before signing permanently for the Imps for £5,000 in August 1972, having spent some time at Sincil Bank on loan the previous season.

He switched from midfield to central defence and was at the heart of the City back line in the 1975/76 Division Four championship winning team. All told he played in 268 Football League games for City (two sub and scored 12 goals) as well as 28 (one sub, one goal) cup games and was twice voted 'Player of the Season' (1974/75 and 1978/79).

A short spell on loan at Scunthorpe in 1977 was followed by a move for £10,000 to Bradford City in June 1979 and later Rochdale where he ended his career in the summer of 1982. In total he played in 421 (13 sub) Football League games scoring 17 goals.

On leaving football, Terry became a milkman before joining the prison service and even gets a mention in Tony Adams' autobiography 'Addicted' when the former Arsenal and England defender recalled a spell inside Chelmsford prison where he was serving a short sentence for drink-driving.

"The screws were good to me, especially a guy called Terry Cooper who had once played left-back for Lincoln City..." wrote Adams.