Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 May 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Gillingham | |||
Crook Town | |||
Alvechurch | |||
Enfield | |||
1967–1973 | Atlanta Chiefs | 108 | (5) |
Total | 108+ | (5+) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Cocking (born 13 May 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Sunderland, Cocking spent his early career with Gillingham, Crook Town, Alvechurch and Enfield. [1] [2] At Crook he won the Northern League title in 1962–63. [3]
Cocking then spent seven seasons in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and North American Soccer League (NASL) for the Atlanta Chiefs between 1967 and 1973, making a total of 108 appearances - 4 in the NPSL and 104 in the NASL. [1] With the Chiefs he won the NASL championship in 1968. [4] [5]
Cocking was married to Jane and the couple had sons. [4]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 13 May 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Gillingham | |||
Crook Town | |||
Alvechurch | |||
Enfield | |||
1967–1973 | Atlanta Chiefs | 108 | (5) |
Total | 108+ | (5+) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Cocking (born 13 May 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Sunderland, Cocking spent his early career with Gillingham, Crook Town, Alvechurch and Enfield. [1] [2] At Crook he won the Northern League title in 1962–63. [3]
Cocking then spent seven seasons in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and North American Soccer League (NASL) for the Atlanta Chiefs between 1967 and 1973, making a total of 108 appearances - 4 in the NPSL and 104 in the NASL. [1] With the Chiefs he won the NASL championship in 1968. [4] [5]
Cocking was married to Jane and the couple had sons. [4]