Jack English (footballer, born 1886)
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | 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 | ||
Teams managed | |||
1919–1928 | Darlington | ||
1928–1931 | Nelson | ||
1931–1935 | Northampton Town | ||
1935–1939 | Exeter City | ||
1945–1946 | Darlington | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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 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 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 | 289 | 98 | 93 | 78 | 33.9 | |
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 |