John Cottam (footballer)

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John Cottam
Personal information
Full name John Edward Cottam
Date of birth June 5, 1950 (1950-06-05) (age 58)
Place of birth    Worksop, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Central Defender
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth clubs
1966–1968 Nottingham Forest
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1968–1976
1972
1973
1976–1979
1979–1982
1982–1984
1984–1985
1985–1988		 Nottingham Forest
→ Mansfield Town (loan)
→ Lincoln City (loan)
Chesterfield
Chester
Scarborough
Burton Albion
Metropolitan Police		 95 0 0(4)
2 000 (1)
1 000 (0)
120 0 (7)
120 0 (1)
84 0 0(5)

   
Teams managed
1982–1984
1995–1997
 Scarborough
Metropolitan Police

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

John Cottam (born 5 June 1950, Worksop) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football League for five clubs and later became a manager in non-league football.

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[edit] Playing career

Cottam began his career with Nottingham Forest, who he signed professional forms with in April 1968. He made his debut in the 1970–71 season when the club were in The First Division. Apart from loan spells with Mansfield Town and Lincoln City, Cottam remained at Forest until August 1976, making nearly 100 league appearances in the process.

Cottam then moved on to Chesterfield, where he played regularly for three years in Division Three. In July 1979 he moved to divisional rivals Chester for £12,500, making his debut in a Football League Cup tie against Walsall the following month [1]. In his first season he missed just one of Chester’s 58 first-team games [2] and helped the Blues reach the FA Cup fifth round [3]. He remained a regular for the next two years with Trevor Storton his regular defensive partner [4].

Ahead of the 1982–83 season, Cottam moved to Alliance Premier League side Scarborough as player-manager. His first season saw the club finish as runners-up in the Bob Lord Trophy, with the Seadogs going on to win the competition the following season [5]. However, Cottam was sacked in November 1984, shortly after an FA Cup defeat to Tow Law Town [6].

After a spell playing for Burton Albion, Cottam joined the Metropolitan Police force in July 1985, becoming a police sergeant [7]. He began playing for the Metropolitan Police in the Isthmian League [8]. He played for three years and then became coach at the start of the 1992–93 season [9]. He became club manager in 1995 for two years [10].

[edit] Honours

Scarborough

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.94-95. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  2. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  3. ^ Ipswich Town v Chester in the FA Cup. www.chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  4. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  5. ^ ’Player Memories’, Chester City v. Scarborough matchday programme; 12/3/1994; pg. 24
  6. ^ ’Player Memories’, Chester City v. Scarborough matchday programme; 12/3/1994; pg. 24
  7. ^ ’Player Memories’, Chester City v. Scarborough matchday programme; 12/3/1994; pg. 24
  8. ^ ’Player Memories’, Chester City v. Scarborough matchday programme; 12/3/1994; pg. 24
  9. ^ ’Player Memories’, Chester City v. Scarborough matchday programme; 12/3/1994; pg. 24
  10. ^ History of Metropolitan Police F.C.. metpolicefc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.