Jocky Scott facts for kids
Scott as Dundee manager, 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Alexander Scott | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1964–1975 | Dundee | 275 | (113) |
| 1975–1977 | Aberdeen | 52 | (17) |
| 1977–1978 | Seattle Sounders | 39 | (9) |
| 1978–1981 | Dundee | 27 | (4) |
| Total | 393 | (143) | |
| National team | |||
| 1971 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986–1988 | Dundee | ||
| 1988–1991 | Aberdeen (co-manager) | ||
| 1991–1993 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 1994 | Arbroath | ||
| 1996 | Hibernian (caretaker) | ||
| 1998–2000 | Dundee | ||
| 2000–2001 | Notts County | ||
| 2002 | Raith Rovers | ||
| 2005 | Plymouth Argyle (caretaker) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Dundee | ||
| 2011 | Stirling Albion | ||
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John Alexander "Jocky" Scott (born 14 January 1948) is a Scottish football coach and former player.
During his playing career he played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Seattle Sounders and Scotland.
An extensive management career followed with spells at Aberdeen, Dundee (three separate spells), Arbroath, Dunfermline Athletic, Notts County, Raith Rovers and Stirling Albion. He also had coaching jobs at other various clubs in both Scotland and England.
Club career
Scott played club football for Dundee and Aberdeen, winning the Scottish League Cup with both clubs. He memorably scored a hat-trick when Aberdeen beat Rangers 5–1 in the competition's semi-final in He was capped twice for the Scotland national team in 1971. He was Soccer Bowl 1977 finalist with the Seattle Sounders (lost 1–2 to the New York Cosmos) in the North American Soccer League.
Managerial career
After his playing career, Scott moved into management. He managed Aberdeen, Dundee (on three separate occasions), Arbroath, Dunfermline Athletic, Notts County, Raith Rovers and Stirling Albion.
He also had coaching roles at Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle 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 Willie played for Aberdeen and Newcastle United in the 1930s.
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Dundee |  |
August 1986 | May 1988 | 108 | 45 | 25 | 38 | 41.67 |
| Aberdeen | |
August 1988 | September 1991 | 151 | 83 | 40 | 28 | 54.97 |
| Dunfermline | |
23 September 1991 | 31 May 1993 | 90 | 28 | 19 | 43 | 31.11 |
| Arbroath | |
January 1994 | April 1994 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7.14 |
| Dundee | |
8 February 1998 | 28 June 2000 | 95 | 35 | 18 | 42 | 36.84 |
| Notts County |  |
28 June 2000 | 10 October 2001 | 71 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 39.44 |
| Raith Rovers | |
2 January 2002 | 1 May 2002 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 29.41 |
| Dundee | |
30 October 2008 | 20 March 2010 | 65 | 31 | 13 | 21 | 47.69 |
| Stirling | |
19 January 2011 | 5 December 2011 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 13.16 |
| Total | 649 | 261 | 151 | 237 | 40.22 | |||
- Caretaker spells not included.
- Jocky Scott co-managed with Alex Smith at Aberdeen.
- Statistics based on soccerbase information.
Honours
Player
Dundee
- Scottish League Cup: 1973–74
Aberdeen
- Scottish League Cup: 1976–77
Manager
Aberdeen (as co-manager with Alex Smith)
- Scottish Cup: 1989–90
- Scottish League Cup: 1989–90
- runners-up: 1988–89
Dunfermline Athletic
- Scottish League Cup:
- runners-up: 1991–92
Dundee
- Scottish First Division: 1997–98
- Scottish Challenge Cup: 2009-10
- Tennents' Sixes: 1988
