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
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