Jocky Scott
John Alexander Scott is a Scottish football coach and former player.
During his playing career he played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Seattle Sounders and football team|Scotland].
An extensive management career followed with spells at Aberdeen, Dundee, 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 October 1976. He was capped twice for the Scotland national team in 1971. He was Soccer Bowl 1977 finalist with the Seattle Sounders in the North American Soccer League.Managerial career
After his playing career, Scott moved into management. He managed Aberdeen, Dundee, 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
- Caretaker spells not included.
- Jocky Scott co-managed with Alex Smith at Aberdeen.
- Statistics based on soccerbase information.
Honours
Player
DundeeAberdeen
Manager
Aberdeen- Scottish Cup: 1989–90
- Scottish League Cup: 1989–90
- * runners-up: 1988–89
- Scottish League Cup:
- * runners-up: 1991–92