John Cogal English (13 December 1886 – 21 January 1953) was an English

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and manager who played for Hebburn Argyle,

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and Sheffield United. He played as a left-back and was judged to be the finest in the League in 1915.

Club career

Born in

Hebburn Hebburn is a town in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It governed under the borough of South Tyneside; formerly governed under the county of Durham until 1974 with its own urban district from 1894 until 1974. It is on the south ...

, County Durham, English started playing with Hebburn Argyle. He then went on to play for Preston and Watford, before being sold to Sheffield United for a fee of £500 in April 1913. He was a member of the

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team who won the FA Cup final in 1915. He left the Blades after refusing to re-sign following World War I and joined

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in 1919 as

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, retiring from playing in 1921 but remaining as manager for a further seven years. He went on to manage Nelson, before moving to Northampton Town, resigning from that post in March 1935. He later managed Exeter City.The Official Encyclopedia of Sheffield United by Tony Matthews, Dennis Clareborough and Andrew Kirkham, , Page 83

International career

Jack English was selected to play for

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against

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in 1914 but his club would not release him.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:English, Jack 1886 births 1953 deaths People from Hebburn Footballers from Tyne and Wear English footballers England wartime international footballers Association football fullbacks English Football League players English Football League managers Hebburn Argyle F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Watford F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Darlington F.C. managers Northampton Town F.C. managers Exeter City F.C. managers Nelson F.C. managers English Football League representative players English football managers FA Cup Final players