- 200 years
- Study
- International
- Business and employers
- Research
- About us
https://webcdn.mmu.ac.uk/profiles/img/profile-images/martyn-cooke-crop-145x145-5849813c73acd.png
Martyn Cooke is a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant operating in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the Manchester Metropolitan University (Cheshire Campus). In addition to his teaching role, he is also a part-time PhD student researching the origins and early development of association football in North Staffordshire and a member of the International Sport and Leisure History Research Team (SpLeisH).
In addition to his responsibilities as a PTA and PhD Student he is also a Youth Support Worker at Cheshire East Council, a freelance sports journalist, and a volunteer at the Donna Louise Hospice.
Prior to working at MMU, Martyn spent a decade operating in the sport and leisure industry in a variety of roles and contexts. Position held include Sports Development Officer, Operations Manager, Football Coach and Research Associate, providing him with a wealth of experience.
"There may be people with more natural ability than you. There may be people who are luckier than you. But there is never an excuse for you to let anyone else work harder than you do"
MA Exercise and Sport - Coaching Studies
BA (Hons) Coaching and Sport Development
Research Associate
Sports Development Officer - Social Inclusion
Operations Manager
Academy Football Coach
Mult-Sports Community Coach
BA (Hons) Coaching and Sports Development
G. James, MD. Cooke (2018). Myths, truths and pioneers: the early development of association football in The Potteries. Soccer and Society. 19(1), pp.5-23.
MD. Cooke (2022). A crucible of modern sport: the early development of football in Sheffield. Sport in History. 42(1), pp.152-153.
MD. Cooke (2019). The inextricable link between sport and the press in the Victorian era: the example of the ‘Sentinel Cup’. Sport in History. 39(1), pp.1-23.
M. Cooke (2018). Book Review: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer. Sport in History. 38(3), pp.403-405.
G. James, MD. Cooke (2018). Myths, truths and pioneers: the early development of association football in The Potteries. Soccer and Society. 19(1), pp.5-23.
MD. Cooke (2017). "The Burnden Park Stadium Disaster". MMU Student Academic Innovation Journal. 1, pp.11-14.
M. Cooke (2019). The emergence of club football in The Potteries: Bottle kilns for goalposts. In: The Early Development of Football Contemporary Debates. Routledge,
LA. Gale, WG. Taylor, MD. Cooke (2018). Mentoring in community sports coaching. In: F. Chambers (Ed). Learning to mentor in sports coaching: a design thinking approach. London: Routledge.
M. Cooke (2019). The Emergence of Association Football in The Potteries. Manchester Metropolitan University, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester, 12/6/2019.
M. Cooke (2019). ‘Many details remain sketchy’. Myths and ‘truth’ in sports history: The origins of Stoke City Football Club. (Short Form). Etihad Campus, Manchester, 6/6/2019.
MD. Cooke (2018). "The Sentinel Junior Charity Cup: The longest continuous association football competition in England". Manchester, 7/6/2018.
MD. Cooke (2018). "The battle of the Six Towns: The Inter-town rivalry in The Potteries and the provision of health, leisure and recreation facilities.". Keel University, 5/4/2018.
MD. Cooke (2018). "Provoking discourse in the ‘digital era’ of sports history: Challenging and re-examining myths and invented traditions in sport”. MMU, All Saints Campus, 7/3/2018.
MD. Cooke (2018). "A 'Sporting Concierge': How the Emergence of the Commercial Press Facilitated the Development of Sport During the Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Centuries". MMU Cheshire, Crewe Campus, 1/3/2018.
MD. Cooke (2017). "The origins and early development of an association football culture in The Potteries: 1840 – 1888". Bordeaux University, 11/9/2017.
MD. Cooke (2017). "'Some Details Remain Sketchy': Revealing the Truth Behind the Origins and Formation of Stoke City Football Club". Worcester University, 1/9/2017.
MD. Cooke (2017). "Bottle kilns for goalposts: The origins of an association football culture in The Potteries". Eithad Campus, Manchester, 15/6/2017.
MD. Cooke (2017). "Challenging ‘myths’ and uncovering the ‘truth’: The case of Stoke City (association) Football Club". California State University, Fullerton Campus, 26/5/2017.
MD. Cooke (2017). "The Burnden Park Stadium Disaster: British Football’s Forgotten Tragedy". MMU Cheshire, Crewe Campus, 3/3/2017.
MD. Cooke (2016). "The Sentinel Cup: The Longest Continuous Association Football Competition in England(?)". Edinburgh University, 2/9/2016.
"Myths, truths and pioneers: The early development of association football in The Potteries"
(Cooke & James, 2017)