Jack English (footballer, born 1886)

Jack English
Personal information
Full name John Cogal English[1]
Date of birth 13 December 1886
Place of birth Hebburn, England
Date of death 21 January 1953 (age 66)
Place of death Northampton, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Left Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hebburn Argyle
Wallsend Park Villa
1910–1912 Preston North End 6
1912–1913 Watford
1913–1919 Sheffield United 73 (0)
1919–1921 Darlington
Teams managed
1919–1928 Darlington
1928–1931 Nelson
1931–1935 Northampton Town
1935–1939 Exeter City
1945–1946 Darlington
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Cogal 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 World War I and joined Darlington in 1919 as player-manager, retiring from playing in 1921 but remaining as manager for a further seven years. He went on to manage Nelson, before moving to Northampton Town, resigning from that post in March 1935.[3] He later managed Exeter City.[4]

International career

Jack English was selected to play for England against Wales in 1914 but his club would not release him.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 80. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  2. 1 2 3 Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
  3. ↑ "Players' Movements". The Guardian. 9 Mar 1935. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ 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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