| Jiohn Cosnett | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | England |
| Home town | England |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1980s |
| Current world ranking | N/A |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16 1985 |
| World Masters | Last 16 1985 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| British Open | 1985 |
John Cosnett is a retired English professional darts player who competed in the 1980s.He has one daughter (Jane) from his first marriage & a son (Greg) & daughter (Kirsty) off his second to Cherry who he is still married to.
Cosnett won the 1985 British Open, beating Welshman Peter Locke in the final. Despite winning one of the biggest prizes in the history of professional darts, Cosnett never managed to meet his new found expectations which took him to #16 in the World Rankings. He competed in the 1985 BDO World Darts Championship and won the opening round against Rab Scott but was defeated in the second round by the fellow Englishman John Lowe. He also competed in the 1985 Winmau World Masters, defeating Keith Deller in the first round before losing to Steve Gittins in the last 16 stage.John appeared on ITV's BULLSEYE as the celebrity darts player & made the highest score of the series. After that, Cosnett never played in any more major tournaments & faded out of mainstream Darts.
In 2006 Cosnett suffered a serious stroke which almost killed him followed several months later by another which again he was lucky to survive.He blames the smoking & drinking culture of the 1980s & 90's Darts scean for this.As of 2011 John is still with his second wife Cherry & still lives in the Wolverhampton area.Cosnett is a big fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers & still gets recognised by fans when ever he attends home matches.