John Cox (1911 – 17 September 1990) was a Scottish football player and manager.John (Jackie) Cox : Record vs Heart of Midlothian, London Hearts Supporters Club He served Hamilton Academical (where he spent the majority of his playing career, making over 200 appearances in the right half position),Cox, Jackie (1931), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank Ayr United and St MirrenManagers , StMirren.info (the latter as a World War II guest) as both player and manager.Gaffers, David Ross, Lulu.com, 2013, Jacky Cox (August 1956 – 28/11/1961) , Ayr Utd Archive He also had a short spell in English football with Preston North End,John Cox, Spartacus Educational and after the conflict ended he finished his career with Stranraer.
His cousin Sammy Cox was also a footballer who played at international level for Scotland and at club level for Rangers;The Game of My Life, Craig Brown, Kings Road Publishing, 2013, while manager at Hamilton, he signed his nephew – also John/Jackie – for the club, although the younger Cox made only one league appearance for AcciesCox, John (1955), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank (he also featured for Stranraer, and briefly for Kilmarnock).Kilmarnock player Cox, Jackie, FitbaStats
Honours Player Hamilton Academical Scottish Cup: runner-up 1934–3575 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers, Daily Record, 15 April 2010
Manager Ayr United Scottish Football League Division Two: 1958–59
Managerial statistics + Managerial record by team and tenure TeamFromToRecord Hamilton AcademicalDecember 1953August 1956Hamilton Academical manager Cox, Jacky, FitbaStatsAyr UnitedAugust 1956November 1961Ayr United manager Cox, Jacky, FitbaStatsSt MirrenDecember 1962April 1965St Mirren manager Cox, Jackie, FitbaStatsTotal
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