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{{short description|English footballer and manager}}
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| name = Jack English
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| death_place = [[Northampton]], England
| death_place = [[Northampton]], England
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| position = [[Defender (football)|Left back]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Left back]]
| years1 = | years2 = | years3 = 1910–1912 | years4 = 1912–1913 | years5 = 1913–1919 | years6 =1919–1921
| years1 = | years2 = | years3 = 1910–1912 | years4 = 1912–1913 | years5 = 1913–1919 | years6 =1919–1921
| clubs1 = [[Hebburn Argyle F.C.|Hebburn Argyle]] | clubs2 = Wallsend Park Villa | clubs3 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] | clubs4 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] | clubs5 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] | clubs6 =[[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]]
| clubs1 = [[Hebburn Argyle F.C.|Hebburn Argyle]] | clubs2 = Wallsend Park Villa | clubs3 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] | clubs4 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] | clubs5 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] | clubs6 =[[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]]
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==Club career==
==Club career==
Born in [[Hebburn]], County Durham, English started playing with Hebburn Argyle. He then went on to play for Preston and Watford, before being sold to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] for a fee of £500 in April 1913.<ref name=jones>
Born in [[Hebburn]], County Durham, English started playing with Hebburn Argyle. He then went on to play for Preston and Watford, before being sold to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] for a fee of £500 in April 1913.<ref name=jones>
{{cite book|title=The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who|author=Jones, Trefor|year=1996|isbn= 0-9527458-0-1|page=80}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Sheffield United F.C.|Blades]] team who won the [[1915 FA Cup Final|FA Cup final in 1915]].<ref name="Unknown 1915"/>
{{cite book|title=The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who|author=Jones, Trefor|year=1996|isbn= 0-9527458-0-1|page=80}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Sheffield United F.C.|Blades]] team who won the [[1915 FA Cup final|FA Cup final in 1915]].<ref name="Unknown 1915"/>


He left the Blades after refusing to re-sign following World War I and joined [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] in 1919 as [[player-manager]], retiring from playing in 1921 but remaining as manager for a further seven years. He went on to manage [[Nelson F.C.|Nelson]], before moving to [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]], resigning from that post in March 1935.<ref>{{cite news| title=Players' Movements| newspaper=The Guardian| date=9 Mar 1935| page=8| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15285049/player_movements_931935/| via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He later managed [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]].<ref name="blades encyclopaedia">The Official Encyclopedia of Sheffield United by Tony Matthews, Dennis Clareborough and Andrew Kirkham, {{ISBN|1-904103-19-7}}, Page 83</ref>
He left the Blades after refusing to re-sign following World War I and joined [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] in 1919 as [[player-manager]], retiring from playing in 1921 but remaining as manager for a further seven years. He went on to manage [[Nelson F.C.|Nelson]], before moving to [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]], resigning from that post in March 1935.<ref>{{cite news| title=Players' Movements| newspaper=The Guardian| date=9 March 1935| page=8| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15285049/player_movements_931935/| via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He later managed [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]].<ref name="blades encyclopaedia">The Official Encyclopedia of Sheffield United by Tony Matthews, Dennis Clareborough and Andrew Kirkham, {{ISBN|1-904103-19-7}}, Page 83</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
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Latest revision as of 09:13, 11 January 2024

Jack English
Personal information
Full name John Cogal English[1]
Date of birth 13 December 1886
Place of birth Hebburn, England
Date of death 21 January 1953 (age 66)
Place of death Northampton, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hebburn Argyle
Wallsend Park Villa
1910–1912 Preston North End 6
1912–1913 Watford
1913–1919 Sheffield United 73 (0)
1919–1921 Darlington
Total 79 (0)
Managerial career
1919–1928 Darlington
1928–1931 Nelson
1931–1935 Northampton Town
1935–1939 Exeter City
1945–1946 Darlington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Cogal English (13 December 1886 – 21 January 1953)[1] was an English footballer and manager who played for Hebburn Argyle, Preston, Watford and Sheffield United. He played as a left-back and was judged to be the finest in the League in 1915.[2]

Club career

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Born in Hebburn, County Durham, English started playing with Hebburn Argyle. He then went on to play for Preston and Watford, before being sold to Sheffield United for a fee of £500 in April 1913.[1] He was a member of the Blades team who won the FA Cup final in 1915.[2]

He left the Blades after refusing to re-sign following World War I and joined Darlington in 1919 as player-manager, retiring from playing in 1921 but remaining as manager for a further seven years. He went on to manage Nelson, before moving to Northampton Town, resigning from that post in March 1935.[3] He later managed Exeter City.[4]

International career

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Jack English was selected to play for England against Wales in 1914 but his club would not release him.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 80. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  2. ^ a b c Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
  3. ^ "Players' Movements". The Guardian. 9 March 1935. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ The Official Encyclopedia of Sheffield United by Tony Matthews, Dennis Clareborough and Andrew Kirkham, ISBN 1-904103-19-7, Page 83
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