| Jack English | |
| Fullname: | John Cogal English |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Hebburn, England |
| Death Date: | 21 January 1953 (age 66) |
| Death Place: | Northampton, England |
| Position: | Left back |
| Years3: | 1910–1912 |
| Years4: | 1912–1913 |
| Years5: | 1913–1919 |
| Years6: | 1919–1921 |
| Clubs2: | Wallsend Park Villa |
| Clubs6: | Darlington |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Caps5: | 73 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 79 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1919–1928 |
| Manageryears2: | 1928–1931 |
| Manageryears3: | 1931–1935 |
| Manageryears4: | 1935–1939 |
| Manageryears5: | 1945–1946 |
| Managerclubs5: | Darlington |
John Cogal English (13 December 1886 – 21 January 1953) was an English footballer and manager who played for Hebburn Argyle, Preston, Watford and Sheffield United. He played as a left-back and was judged to be the finest in the League in 1915.[1]
Born in Hebburn, 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.[2] He was a member of the Blades team who won the FA Cup final in 1915.[1]
He left the Blades after refusing to re-sign following World War I and joined Darlington in 1919 as player-manager, 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.[3] He later managed Exeter City.[4]
Jack English was selected to play for England against Wales in 1914 but his club would not release him.[1]