Johnny Cochrane

Johnny Cochrane (born in Paisley) was a Scottish football manager.

Career

Cochrane was manager of St Mirren from 1916 until 1928.[1] He helped the club win the Victory Cup in 1919, the Barcelona Cup in 1922 and the Scottish Cup in 1926, as the Buddies won 2–0 against Celtic at Hampden Park.[1][2]

The Paisley-born manager arrived at Sunderland in 1928, replacing Bob Kyle. He went on to manage the Wearside club for 500 games, winning the Football League First Division in 1935–36 season. Cochrane also led Sunderland to success in the FA Cup with a 3–1 win over Preston North End in the 1937 FA Cup Final. He retired as Sunderland manager on 3 March 1939.[3] He managed Reading later in 1939, but left after just 13 days in the post.[4]

Honours

St Mirren

Sunderland

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Club Managers". www.stmirren.info. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Holmes, Jeff (28 May 2012). "European dream over, but we will always have Barcelona". Paisley Daily Express. Scottish & Universal Newspapers. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "On this Day". www.safc.premiumtv.co.uk. Sunderland AFC. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Williamson, Laura (22 December 2008). "As McAllister joins Ince at the job centre, Sportsmail present our guide to managers who only lasted 10 minutes – literally". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  • "Johnny Cochrane". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
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