| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1944-05-13) 13 May 1944 (age 80) | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| 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.
Career
Born in Sunderland, Cocking spent his early career with Gillingham, Crook Town, Alvechurch and Enfield. At Crook he won the Northern League title in 1962–63.
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. With the Chiefs he won the NASL championship in 1968.
Personal life
Cocking was married to Jane and the couple had sons.
References
- ^ "NASL-John Cocking". www.nasljerseys.com.
- "End of the Wembley era". The Northern Echo. 6 March 2021.
- "60 years since Crook Town's remarkable title success". The Northern Echo. 30 May 2023.
- ^ Newberry, Paul. "Remember champion Chiefs as Atlanta United goes for MLS title". The Augusta Chronicle.
- Hummer, Steve. "Remembering soccer's Chiefs, 50 years after they won it all" – via AJC.com.
| 1968 NASL All-Stars | |
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| First Team |
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| Second Team | |
| 1970 NASL All-Stars | |
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| First Team | |
| Second Team | |
| 1971 NASL All-Stars | |
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| First Team | |
| Second Team | |
| Honorable Mention | |
| 1972 NASL All-Stars | |
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| First Team | |
| Second Team | |
| Honorable Mention | |
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Sunderland
- English men's footballers
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Crook Town A.F.C. players
- Alvechurch F.C. players
- Enfield F.C. players
- Atlanta Chiefs players
- National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Men's association football defenders
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English football defender, 1940s birth stubs