For other people known by this name see the David Cooper disambiguation page.

David Cooper (1956 - 1995) was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a winger.

He started his career at Clydebank F.C. where he was an instant hit. He helped them to the second division championship in 1975-1976. Big clubs began to take notice of his ability and in 1977 he was snapped up by Rangers manager Jock Wallace for £100,000. With Rangers, Cooper won three League Championships and three Scottish Cup's. By season 1988-1989 he was no longer a first team regular and moved to Motherwell for £50,000. He went to on to win the Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991 before returning to his former club Clydebank in 1994.

He tragically died of a Brain haemorrhage on March 23, 1995 at just 39 and whilst still playing professional football with Clydebank. The tragedy stunned all of Scottish football and fans united in paying their respects to a footballing legend.