John Alexander "Jocky" Scott (born 14 January 1948) is a Scottish

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coach and former player. During his playing career he played for

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and

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. An extensive management career followed with spells at Aberdeen, Dundee (three separate spells),

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in Scottish League One after being relegated from the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. Dunfermline ...

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and

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. He also had coaching jobs at other various clubs in both Scotland and England.

Club career

Scott played club football for

and

, winning the

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with both clubs. He memorably scored a

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when Aberdeen beat Rangers 5–1 in the competition's semi-final in He was

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twice for the Scotland national team in 1971. He was Soccer Bowl 1977 finalist with the

(lost 1–2 to the

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) in the

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Managerial career

After his playing career, Scott moved into management. He managed

(on three separate occasions),

,Jocky Scott 1991-93
Dunfermline Athletic FC

and

. He also had coaching roles at

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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

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played for Aberdeen and

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in the 1930s.

Managerial stats

* Caretaker spells not included. * Jocky Scott co-managed with

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at Aberdeen. * Statistics based on soccerbase information.

Honours

Player

;Dundee *

: 1973–74 ;Aberdeen *

: 1976–77

Manager

;Aberdeen (as co-manager with

) *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1989–90 *

: 1989–90 **Runners-up: 1988–89 ;Dunfermline Athletic *

: runners-up 1991–92 ;Dundee *

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: 1997–98 *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2009-10

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