24 March 2012(2012-03-24) (aged 62)[1] Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Darts information
Playing darts since
1972
Darts
21g Datadart
Laterality
Right-handed
Walk-on music
"Jackie Wilson Said" by Dexys Midnight Runners
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO
1978–1993
PDC
1993–1996 (founding member)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship
Winner (2) 1982, 1989
World Masters
Runner Up: 1982, 1990
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship
Last 24 Group: 1994, 1995
World Matchplay
Quarter Final: 1994
Other tournament wins
Autumn Gold Cider Masters
1985
British Open
1982
Bullseye Darts Ch'ship
1980, 1981
Finnish Open
1986
Jersey Festival of Darts
1980
MFI World Pairs
1988
Scottish Masters
1980, 1983, 1984
Best Old Major results:
British Professional
1981, 1983, 1986, 1988
British Matchplay
1980, 1981
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Scotland
WDF Europe Cup
1978 Copenhagen
Men's team
1978 Copenhagen
Men's singles
1988 Yarmouth
Men's team
1980 Ebbw Vale
Men's singles
1980 Ebbw Vale
Men's pairs
1980 Ebbw Vale
Men's team
1982 Westcliff-on-Sea
Men's pairs
1982 Westcliff-on-Sea
Men's team
1984 The Hague
Men's team
1986 Turku
Men's team
1988 Yarmouth
Men's singles
Updated on 1 September 2021.
John Thomas "Jocky" Wilson (22 March 1950 – 24 March 2012) was a Scottish professional darts player. After turning pro in 1979, he quickly rose to the top of the game, winning the World Professional Darts Championship in 1982, then again in 1989.[2] Wilson competed in all major darts tournaments of the era and won the British Professional Championship a record four times between 1981 and 1988.
A contemporary and rival of Eric Bristow, Bob Anderson and John Lowe, Wilson's ungainly appearance and rough-hewn lifestyle belied his prowess in the sport. He was dogged by health problems, however, and suddenly retired from the game in December 1995. He withdrew from public life, and was rarely seen in public or gave interviews before his death in March 2012.
In 2022 the new World Seniors Darts Championships was launched with the trophy engraved with the names of four deceased former World Champions on the darts: Wilson, Bristow, Leighton Rees and Andy Fordham.
^"Yahoo News". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012.
^Telegraph staff and agencies (25 March 2012). "Jocky Wilson, former darts world champion, dies aged 62" – via The Daily Telegraph.
John Thomas "Jocky" Wilson (22 March 1950 – 24 March 2012) was a Scottish professional darts player. After turning pro in 1979, he quickly rose to the...
The JockyWilson Cup (officially the PartyPoker.com JockyWilson Cup for sponsorship) was a professional darts team tournament that took place at the Braehead...
after darts champion JockyWilsonJockyWilson's Darts Challenge, computer game of darts, named after darts champion JockyWilsonJocky Wright (1873–1946)...
was a winner of the World Cup Singles on four occasions (1983 beating JockyWilson, 1985 beating Tony Payne, 1987 beating Bob Sinnaeve and 1989 beating...
BDO, 1 PDC) 2 Mikuru Suzuki Miracle 2 Scott Waites Scotty 2 Hotty 2 JockyWilsonJocky 2 Peter Wright Snakebite One-Time World Champions Bob Anderson The...
Lisa and Lenny Brown's grandfather for one episode, also playing Billy Wilson for two in Shameless. He also appeared as a doctor in the 2006 My Family...
and he wasn't in the limelight as much as Eric Bristow, John Lowe and JockyWilson, all of whom found fame and success from the game. Evans was one of the...
Wealth". Smithsonian. Jackson, Jamie (2007-01-14). "The sad story of JockyWilson". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-10-17. Marjorie Kehe (7...
2023, it returned to Frankfurt once more. The competition succeeded the JockyWilson Cup; a one-off international match between England and Scotland held...
(world no. 3) in the quarter-final; reigning champion and World No. 2 JockyWilson in the semi-final, before an epic deciding set win against World no....
the head from a distance JockyWilson (1950–2012), Scottish professional darts player John Wilson (disambiguation) Johnny Wilson (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
Rees 1979 John Lowe (2) 1980 Eric Bristow 1981 Eric Bristow (2) 1982 JockyWilson 1983 Eric Bristow (3) 1984 Eric Bristow (4) 1985 Eric Bristow (5) 1986...
name (JockyWilson instead of soul singer Jackie Wilson). Dexys' frontman Kevin Rowland later said in an interview that the use of the JockyWilson picture...
McDine - darts player Chris Thorman - Rugby league player JockyWilson - darts player Gary Wilson - snooker player Point Pleasant North East England UK Census...
Martin Adams 3–1 (75%) Mike Gregory 3–1 (75%) Stuart Kellett 3–1 (75%) JockyWilson 3–1 (75%) Eric Bristow 3–0 (100%) Cliff Lazarenko 3–0 (100%) Christian...
angler John Wilson (sprinter) (born 1948), English sprinter JockyWilson (John Thomas Wilson, 1950–2012), Scottish darts player John Wilson (golfer) (born...
Lowe in the quarter-finals and defending champion and world number 2, JockyWilson in the semi-finals, making him the only player in history to defeat the...
is credited alongside the likes of Lowe, Eric Bristow, Bob Anderson, JockyWilson, Cliff Lazarenko and now Phil Taylor as bringing darts to the masses...
World Darts Council in an attempt to bring back sponsors and television. JockyWilson won the title a record four times – John Lowe also reached four finals...
Phoenix". There is also a games room in the club, which was named the "JockyWilson Suite" in the first series, and the "Tony Knowles Suite" in the second...
Sharp and Cliff Lazarenko en route to the final. Defending champion JockyWilson fell at the quarter-final stage, losing to Mike Gregory. The event also...
1980 Eric Bristow 5–3 Bobby George 1981 Eric Bristow 5–3 John Lowe 1982 JockyWilson 5–3 John Lowe 1983 Keith Deller 6–5 Eric Bristow 1984 Eric Bristow 7–1...
Constitution, appointed by George Washington to first Supreme Court JockyWilson, darts player James Yorkston, musician Douglas Young, poet, scholar,...
Global Information
