manager
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Career
Cochrane was born in Paisley. As a player, he had a short spell with Johnstone in
Scottish Division Two
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, records showing he also acted as the club's secretary, then was their manager in 1915. Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
Cochrane was manager of St Mirren from 1916 until 1928. He helped the club win the Victory Cup in 1919, the Barcelona Cup in 1922 and the Scottish Cup in 1926, as the ''Buddies'' won 2–0 against Celtic at Hampden Park.
The Paisley-born manager arrived at Sunderland in 1928, replacing Bob Kyle. He went on to manage the
Wearside
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club for 500 games, winning the Football League First Division in 1935–36 season. Cochrane also led Sunderland to success in the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
1937 FA Cup Final
The 1937 FA Cup Final was contested by Sunderland and Preston North End at Wembley. Sunderland won 3–1, with goals by Bobby Gurney, Raich Carter and Eddie Burbanks. Frank O'Donnell's strike on 44 minutes had put Preston ahead. It was the fir ...
. He retired as Sunderland manager on 3 March 1939. He managed
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later in 1939, but left after just 13 days in the post.
Honours
St Mirren
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Football League First Division: 1935–36
* FA Charity Shield:
1936
Events
January–February
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FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
: 1936–37
See also
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List of English football championship winning managers
This is a list of managers of championship winning teams in English football.
Managers
Key
* Managers with this background and symbol in the "Name" column are italicised to denote secretary managers.
By individual
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List of Scottish Cup winning managers
This is a list of Scottish Cup winning football managers. The Scottish Cup was first competed for in the 1873–74 season. Football in Scotland did not become a professional sport until the 1890s. This meant that clubs in this early period were ...