George Cochran (footballer)
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Cockram (second row, fifth from left) in 1893 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Paterson Cochran | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 25 April 1929 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder and Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1892–1894 | Barcelona Football Club | ||
| 1895 | Torelló Foot-ball Association | ||
| 1901–1902 | Bilbao FC | ||
| 1902–1904 | Athletic Club | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Paterson Cochran, sometimes referred to as George Cockram (21 August 1870 – 25 April 1929), was a Scottish football pioneer who played for some of the first Catalan and Basque clubs in history, most notably Athletic Bilbao between 1902 and 1904.
He was one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of football in Spain, playing a significant role in promoting football in Catalonia and then Bilbao. In Catalonia, he played as a forward for several experimental teams in the 1890s such as Barcelona Football Club and Torelló Foot-ball Association, and in Bilbao, he played as a midfielder for some of the earliest Basque clubs in existence in the early 1900s such as Bilbao FC and Athletic Club, winning the 1903 Copa del Rey with the latter.