John Alexander Scott (born 14 January 1948) is a Scottish football coach and former player.
During his playing career he played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Seattle Sounders and Scotland.
An extensive management career followed with spells at Aberdeen, Dundee (three separate spells), Arbroath, Dunfermline Athletic, Notts County, Raith Rovers and Stirling Albion. He also had coaching jobs at other various clubs in both Scotland and England.
Club career
Scott played club football for Dundee and Aberdeen,Jocky Scott, AFC Heritage Trust winning the Scottish League Cup with both clubs. He memorably scored a hat-trick when Aberdeen beat Rangers 5–1 in the competition's semi-final in October 1976. He was capped twice for the Scotland national team in 1971. He was Soccer Bowl 1977 finalist with the Seattle Sounders (lost 1–2 to the New York Cosmos) in the North American Soccer League.
Managerial career After his playing career, Scott moved into management. He managed Aberdeen, Dundee (on three separate occasions), Arbroath, Dunfermline Athletic,Jocky Scott 1991-93, Dunfermline Athletic FC Notts County, Raith Rovers and Stirling Albion.
He also had coaching roles at Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle and Hibernian. The latter two he also had spells as manager on a caretaker basis.
Aberdeen appointed Scott to their coaching team in September 2012.
Personal life His father Willie played for Aberdeen and Newcastle United in the 1930s.Willie Scott, AFC Heritage TrustPlayer Profile: William "Willie" Scott, Toon1892Willie Scott, 11v11.com
Managerial stats
TeamNatFromToRecordGWDLWin %Dundee(Dundee manager) Scott, Jocky, FitbaStatsAugust 1986May 1988AberdeenManagers Jocky Scott, AFC Heritage TrustAugust 1988September 1991Dunfermline(Dunfermline manager) Scott, Jocky, FitbaStats23 September 199131 May 1993Arbroath(Arbroath manager) Scott, Jocky, FitbaStatsJanuary 1994April 1994Dundee8 February 199828 June 2000Notts County28 June 200010 October 2001Raith Rovers2 January 20021 May 2002Dundee30 October 200820 March 2010Stirling19 January 20115 December 2011Total Caretaker spells not included. Jocky Scott co-managed with Alex Smith at Aberdeen. Statistics based on soccerbase information.
Honours Player Dundee Scottish League Cup: 1973–74
Aberdeen Scottish League Cup: 1976–77
Manager Aberdeen (as co-manager with Alex Smith) Scottish Cup: 1989–90 Scottish League Cup: 1989–90 runners-up: 1988–89
Dunfermline Athletic Scottish League Cup: runners-up: 1991–92
Dundee Scottish First Division: 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup: 2009-10 Tennents' Sixes: 1988
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