John Cocking (born 13 May 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

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]

Personal life

Cocking was married to Jane and the couple had sons.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "NASL-John Cocking". www.nasljerseys.com.
  2. ^ "End of the Wembley era". The Northern Echo. 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "60 years since Crook Town's remarkable title success". The Northern Echo. 30 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b Newberry, Paul. "Remember champion Chiefs as Atlanta United goes for MLS title". The Augusta Chronicle.
  5. ^ Hummer, Steve. "Remembering soccer's Chiefs, 50 years after they won it all" – via AJC.com.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cocking
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