Jackie Cox (footballer)

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]

Not to be confused with Jack Cox (footballer) (1877–1955) or John Cox (footballer) (born 1870).
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 (173 cm)[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
Teams managed
1953–1956 Hamilton Academical
1956–1961 Ayr United
1962–1965 St Mirren
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. 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. 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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