John Cornforth (footballer)

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John Cornforth
Personal information
Full name John Michael Cornforth [1]
Date of birth (1967-10-07) 7 October 1967 (age 56) [1]
Place of birth Whitley Bay, [1] England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1991 Sunderland 32 (2)
1986 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 7 (3)
1989 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 3 (0)
1990 → Lincoln City (loan) 9 (1)
1991–1996 Swansea City 149 (16)
1996 Birmingham City 8 (0)
1996–1999 Wycombe Wanderers 47 (6)
1998 → Peterborough United (loan) 4 (0)
1999 Cardiff City 10 (1)
1999–2000 Scunthorpe United 4 (1)
2000–2001 Exeter City 24 (2)
International career
1995 Wales 2 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2002 Exeter City
2004–2005 Newport County
2006 Torquay United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Michael Cornforth (born 7 October 1967) is a former Wales international football player and is now a coach. Originally from Whitley Bay in the north-east of England, Cornforth and his family have been settled in Devon for some time.

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Cornforth is currently[ needs update ] assistant manager at Northern Premier side Blyth Spartans.

Playing career

Cornforth usually appeared in midfield during his playing days. He made a total of 322 starts for his various clubs over his career, scoring 36 goals in the process. Whilst at Swansea City he was a part of the team that won after a penalty shootout in the 1994 Football League Trophy Final. [3] At one point he commanded a transfer fee of £350,000, in his 1996 transfer from Swansea to Birmingham City. [4] His four-and-a-half years and nearly 200 games for Swansea led him to declare himself "a true Jack".[ citation needed ]

International career

Cornforth was eligible to play for the Wales national football team due to his paternal grandmother, who was from Llantrisant. He had two caps before a cruciate ligament injury interrupted his career. [4]

Coaching career

Cornforth was player-coach, assistant manager[ citation needed ] and manager of Exeter City.

In July 2004 he joined the coaching team (unpaid) at his local side Crediton United. [5]

In September 2004 he took over from Peter Nicholas as manager of Newport County but was sacked in 2005. [6]

In January 2006 Cornforth took over as caretaker manager at Torquay United from Leroy Rosenior with the side deep in relegation trouble; [7] soon afterwards, he was appointed as manager until the end of the season. [8] The side's form worsened however, and Ian Atkins replaced Cornforth in April, having joined the club as an advisor to Cornforth the previous month. [9] Against all odds, Atkins managed to rescue the side and lift them a comfortable three points clear from relegation.

In August 2007, Cornforth rejoined his local side Crediton United as an advisor. [10] The following month he was reported to be combining this role with working as a milk tanker driver, while hoping for a return to football management at a higher level. [11]

In November 2010 Cornforth was appointed Manager of South West Peninsula League side Witheridge.[ citation needed ]

In February 2012 Cornforth joined Blyth Spartans F.C. as Assistant manager to Tom Wade.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Cornforth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 401. ISBN   978-0-00-218737-4.
  3. ↑ White, Clive (25 April 1994). "Football: Sublime Swansea glide to victory: Welsh pride stirred at Wembley". The Independent. London. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 Taylor, Ray. "County galler: John Cornforth". Newport County A.F.C. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005.
  5. ↑ "Cornforth helps out at local club". NonLeagueDaily. 27 July 2004. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  6. ↑ "County go for Cornforth". NonLeagueDaily. 29 September 2004. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  7. ↑ Joint, Laura (25 January 2006). "Leroy leaves Plainmoor". BBC Devon. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Joint, Laura (2 February 2006). "Cornforth is new Gulls boss". BBC Devon. Archived from the original on 11 February 2006. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Atkins takes over as Torquay boss". BBC Sport. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Cornforth joins Crediton". NonLeagueDaily. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  11. ↑ "Hurford catches the eye of former city boss Cornforth". Midweek Herald. Devon. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
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