Jack English

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Jack English
Personal information
Full nameJohn Cogal English[1]
Date of birth13 December 1886
Place of birthHebburn, England
Date of death21 January 1953 (age 66)
Place of deathNorthampton, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing positionLeft Back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Hebburn Argyle
Wallsend Park Villa
1910–1912Preston North End6
1912–1913Watford
1913–1919Sheffield United73(0)
1919–1921Darlington
Teams managed
1919–1921Darlington (player)
1921–1928Darlington
1928–1931Nelson
1931–1935Northampton Town
1935–1939Exeter City
1945–1946Darlington
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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

Sheffield United

As a player manager

Darlington

As a manager

Darlington

Exeter City

  • FA Devon St. Lukes Challenge Bowl (Incomplete) runner-up: 1936–37

Managerial statistics

Team Nat From To Record
GWLDWin %
Darlington (player) England 1919 1921
Darlington England August 1921 May 1928
Nelson England 1928 1931 28998937833.9
Northampton Town England February 1931 March 1935 18773724239.0
Exeter City England October 1935 May 1939 16848724828.6
Darlington England August 1945 May 1946 431075.0

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 80. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme. 
  3. 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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