Jack English (footballer, born 1886)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Cogal English[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 December 1886 | ||
Date of death | 21 January 1953 (age 66) | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left Back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
19??-19?? | Hebburn Argyle | ? | (?) |
19??-19?? | Wall's End Park Villa | ? | (?) |
1910-1912 | Preston North End | ? | (?) |
1912-1913 | Watford | ? | (?) |
1913-1919 | Sheffield United | 73 | (0) |
1919-1921 | Darlington | ? | (?) |
Managerial career | |||
1919-1921 | Darlington (player) | ||
1921-1928 | Darlington | ||
1928-1931 | Nelson | ||
1931-1935 | Northampton Town | ||
1935-1939 | Exeter City | ||
1945-1946 | Darlington | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Cogal 'Jack' 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
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 WWI and joined Darlington in 1919 as player manager, retiring from playing in 1921 but remaining as manager for a further seven years. He later went on to manage Nelson, Northampton Town and Exeter City.[3]
International career
Jack English was selected to play for England against Wales in 1914 but his club would not release him.[2]
Honours
As a player
As a player manager
- North Eastern League Title winner: 1920–21
As a manager
- Third Division (North) runners-up: 1921–22
- Third Division (North) Title winner: 1924–25
- FA Devon St. Lukes Challenge Bowl (Incomplete) runner-up: 1936–37
Managerial statistics
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Darlington (player) | ![]() |
1919 | 1921 | |||||
Darlington | ![]() |
August 1921 | May 1928 | |||||
Nelson | ![]() |
1928 | 1931 | |||||
Northampton Town | ![]() |
February 1931 | March 1935 | 187 | 73 | 72 | 42 | 39.0 |
Exeter City | ![]() |
October 1935 | May 1939 | 168 | 48 | 72 | 48 | 28.6 |
Darlington | ![]() |
August 1945 | May 1946 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
References
External links
- English footballers
- Pre-1914 association football players
- People from Hebburn
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Darlington F.C. managers
- Northampton Town F.C. managers
- Exeter City F.C. managers
- 1886 births
- 1953 deaths
- Nelson F.C. managers