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Brad’s got hitched, on and off the pitch A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 December 2019

By Matt Badcock

CAPTAIN, LEADER, LEGEND: Brad Cooke was a playing favourite at Atherton Collieries – now he is the manager

BRAD COOKE was always going to be the perfect match for the Atherton Collieries job – but first he had to get married!
The 33-year-old tied the knot with long-term partner Siobhan on Friday before spending a few days away on honeymoon.
Cooke played 265 times for Colls, scoring 40 goals, and captained them to their North West Counties League Division One and Premier Division title wins under previous boss Michael Clegg.
When Clegg left to join BetVictor NP...

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