Andrew Cook - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameAndrew Ellis Cook

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age36

Date of birth18 Oct 1990

BirthplaceBishop Auckland

Height185 cm

Shirt number#39

ClubGrimsby

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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10

Appearances

2

Goals

0

Assists

674

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Grimsby.

Also this season

On loan at Bradford — League One: 8 apps, 0g 1a, 220 min

On loan at Bradford — EFL Trophy: 3 apps, 2g 0a, 135 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Grimsby; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League Cup	1	0	0	90	6.3

Career

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FA Trophy×2

Cook's current-season form is down 45% on last season (Season 20→11), while his Rating held around 8. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 61).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Grimsby · 17th	10	2	0	6.63	9	10
2025/26	GrimsbyLoan · 7th	24	8	2	6.88	9	20
2025/26	Bradford · 4th	8	0	1	6.7	7	2
2024/25	Bradford · 3rd	22	12	0	7.39	11	26
2023/24	Bradford · 9th	41	17	8	7.32	18	48
2022/23	Bradford · 6th	48	28	8	7.3	20	61

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

A. Cook is a 36-year-old centre-forward at Grimsby, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 10 appearances, a Season grade of 11, top 69% of League Two centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 7.5, ranking 238th of 254 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (32.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.27 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cook.

Judged on this season alone, Cook graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the League Two, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 10 appearances (0.267 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 11). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8, 27th of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the League Two. At 36 Cook is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential27th of 32 centre-forwards · League Two · 10 apps Current season22nd of 32 centre-forwards · League Two · 10 apps 22nd-best centre-forward in the League Two 238th in the League Two · potential 27th-highest potential centre-forward in the League Two

7.5

Ratingi

27th of 32 centre-forwards

10.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.27

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Grimsby finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

10

Apps

2

Goals

0

Assists

2

G+A

0.2

Goals / app

2 goals in 10 appearances (0.2 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.27 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 7.5, Cook carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League Two of 32 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.27 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32.6%

Available fixtures12 of 12

Goals / 900.267

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.267

Defensive actions / 900.801

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %20

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %41

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.134

Foul involvement / 901.736

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 36, Cook sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cook's projected Rating — 7.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target10

Shots20

Passing

Assists0

Chances created7

Passes106

Pass accuracy41%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success50%

Duels won55

Duels won %45.8%

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles4

Interceptions1

Blocks1

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Bradford(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

GrimsbyJun 2026 – Jun 2026Free

Grimsby(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

BradfordJul 2021 – Jan 2026

Bradford(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

Mansfield Town(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jan 2021

Tranmere(on loan)Feb 2020 – Jul 2020

Mansfield TownJul 2019 – Feb 2020

WalsallJul 2018 – Jul 2019Free

TranmereJul 2016 – Jul 2018Free

BarrowJul 2014 – Jul 2016Free

GrimsbyJul 2012 – Jul 2014Free

Barrowuntil Jul 2012

Transfer history

About A. Cook

Andrew Ellis Cook is a 36-year-old centre-forward who plays for Grimsby, born on October 18, 1990 in Bishop Auckland, standing 185 cm tall. He is from England. Grimsby currently sit 17th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, A. Cook has made 10 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 674 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

A. Cook's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Grimsby face York at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Cook at 7.5 with a Season form score of 10.7, ranking 238th of 254 centre-forwards in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the FA Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, A. Cook has totalled 625 club appearances with 242 goals and 25 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 48 appearances for Bradford.