John Cocking

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.