Jackie Cox
Personal information
Full name John Cox
Date of birth 1911
Place of birth Darvel, Scotland
Date of death 17 September 1990(1990-09-17) (aged 78–79)[1]
Place of death Darvel, Scotland[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1931 Darvel
1931–1938 Hamilton Academical 196 (3)
1938–1939 Preston North End
1939–1946 Ayr United 0 (0)
1946–1948 Stranraer
Managerial career
1953–1956 Hamilton Academical
1956–1961 Ayr United
1962–1965 St Mirren
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Cox (1911 – 17 September 1990) was a Scottish football player and manager.[2] He served Hamilton Academical (where he spent the majority of his playing career, making over 200 appearances in the right half position),[1] Ayr United and St Mirren[3] (the latter as a World War II guest) as both player and manager.[1][4][5] He also had a short spell in English football with Preston North End,[6] and after the conflict ended he finished his career with Stranraer.[1]

His cousin Sammy Cox was also a footballer who played at international level for Scotland and at club level for Rangers;[7] while manager at Hamilton, he signed his nephew – also John/Jackie – for the club, although the younger Cox made only one league appearance for Accies[8] (he also featured for Stranraer, and briefly for Kilmarnock).[9]

Honours

Player

Hamilton Academical[1]

Manager

Ayr United[4]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Hamilton Academical December 1953 August 1956 110 44 20 46 231 242 −11 040.00 [11]
Ayr United August 1956 November 1961 244 102 50 92 515 482 +33 041.80 [12]
St Mirren December 1962 April 1965 106 32 23 51 139 209 −70 030.19 [13]
Total 460 178 93 189 885 933 −48 038.70

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Cox, Jackie (1931), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  2. ^ John (Jackie) Cox : Record vs Heart of Midlothian, London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. ^ Managers, StMirren.info
  4. ^ a b Gaffers, David Ross, Lulu.com, 2013, ISBN 9781470927103
  5. ^ Jacky Cox (August 1956 – 28/11/1961), Ayr Utd Archive
  6. ^ John Cox, Spartacus Educational
  7. ^ The Game of My Life, Craig Brown, Kings Road Publishing, 2013, ISBN 9781782192695
  8. ^ Cox, John (1955), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  9. ^ Kilmarnock player Cox, Jackie, FitbaStats
  10. ^ 75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers, Daily Record, 15 April 2010
  11. ^ Hamilton Academical manager Cox, Jacky, FitbaStats
  12. ^ Ayr United manager Cox, Jacky, FitbaStats
  13. ^ St Mirren manager Cox, Jackie, FitbaStats
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