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"Leigh Vernon Cooper" is an English Association football/football manager and former player.

He progressed through the youth system at Plymouth Argyle F.C./Plymouth Argyle to make his first team debut in November 1979 against Colchester United F.C./Colchester United. Having established himself as a regular on the left side of midfield, he scored his first of 18 goals for the club in January 1981 against Millwall F.C./Millwall. Cooper became one of the youngest players to Captain (sport)/captain a side in the Football League, at the age of 22, when he was given the armband by Johnny Hore, the club's manager and a former Argyle player. He helped the club reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984, leading the side out against Watford F.C./Watford at Villa Park, but his stray pass led to the winning goal for their opponents. He lost his place in the side the following year before being converted into a full back, and he was a key member of Dave Smith (footballer born 1933)/Dave Smith's team that gained promotion to the Football League Second Division/Second Division in 1986.