Jackie Cox (footballer)

Not to be confused with Jack Cox (footballer) (1877–1955) or John Cox (footballer) (born 1870).

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]

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

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]

• Scottish Cup: runner-up 1934–35^[10]

Manager

Ayr United^[4]

• Scottish Football League Division Two: 1958–59

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 Archived 25 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, 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