John Frederick Hoskins (10 May 1931 – 2006) was an English footballer who played at outside-left in the 1950s, making over 230 appearances for Southampton followed by a brief spell at Swindon Town.
[3] Hoskins made his debut in a 3–0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers on 6 December, with his first goal coming in the next match, a 2–2 draw at home to Nottingham Forest.
[6] In 1954–55, was a regular for the whole season missing only two matches scoring 13 goals from his 44 league appearances, as Southampton finished third in the table, 11 points behind the champions.
[12] In July 1959, Hoskins was transferred to Swindon Town; although he made eleven appearances at the start of the season, in which he scored three goals, he lost his place to Arnold D'Arcy.
[13] Shortly afterwards, Hoskins left Swindon and briefly joined non-league Cambridge United before returning to Southampton, where he became a bus driver.