10 Facts About Jackie Mudie

1.

John Knight Mudie was a Scottish international footballer who played as a forward.

2.

Jackie Mudie won seventeen caps for his country, helping the Scotland national team to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

3.

Jackie Mudie became a coach after he finished his career with Oswestry Town in 1967, though he later managed Northwich Victoria in 1973 and then American side Cleveland Cobras for a spell in 1978.

4.

Jackie Mudie joined Blackpool in September 1946, signing professional terms in May 1947.

5.

Jackie Mudie was at the club throughout the 1950s, which are the most successful decade in the club's history.

6.

Newcastle United proved too strong at Wembley and two goals from Jackie Mudie Milburn took the trophy to the North-East.

7.

Jackie Mudie had brief spells coaching at Oswestry Town, Crewe Alexandra, Northwich Victoria, Leek Town and Eastwood Town and spent one summer in America, as coach of the Cleveland Cobras in 1978.

8.

Jackie Mudie spent time in South Africa, as a scout for Johannesburg Rangers.

9.

Jackie Mudie died in Stoke in 1992, aged 61, two years after being diagnosed with cancer.

10.

Jackie Mudie was a busy player who would pop up here and there.